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| cleaning a pancake/waffle griddle | 4/5/2004 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I'm not sure if I'm asking the "right" expert, but here goes. I've used cooking spray on my ...
A: Linda you are one of the few people who ask me what to do before they do it, and I do have a good ...
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| Flies in Food Purchased at the Supermarket | 3/23/2004 | Alex Avery |
Q: Actually, they were in a jar of nuts, not peanut butter. I can only assume these bugs had their ...
A: Ruth, Again, the fly eggs/larvae were likely introduced after you purchased, although I can't ...
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| cooking oils | 3/22/2004 | Alex Avery |
Q: I am trying to find out which oil is best to cook with. It my understading that oils have different ...
A: It depends on what you intend to cook and how you want to cook it. For example, peanut oil is great ...
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| Flies in Food Purchased at the Supermarket | 3/22/2004 | Alex Avery |
Q: Wow! You are just the right person for my question! I noticed these flies hatched out of two ...
A: Ruth, you have an interesting experience. First, I can only assume that your peanut butter/trail mix ...
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| Thawed Meats | 2/15/2004 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: Mary, Please we need your expert information on refreezing of thawed lamb,beef,chicken & pork meats. ...
A: So sorry it took so long, I had been on vacation and did not know I was back on again, then my ...
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| How long can eggs last? | 2/12/2004 | Alex Avery |
Q: I don't have a complicated question -- just don't want to be poisoned. I have some (hen) eggs that ...
A: As long as the hen eggs were refridgerated over the six months, they should be ok to eat COOKED! ...
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| food poisoning | 2/9/2004 | Alex Avery |
Q: How likely is it that you will get food poisoning from meats if they aren't cooked just right? (I'd ...
A: Ah, your question is straight forward, but the answer is not. The danger is from foodborne bacteria ...
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| Care of Grill | 11/26/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: I recently bought my first gas grill and I want to know how to care for the cooking grids. I have ...
A: To clean your grill, all you need to do is heat up the grill and then use a brass bristle grill ...
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| Spaghetti Sauce & Raw Meat | 10/14/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I work and decided to make some spaghetti sauce in the crock pot when I went home for lunch. I ...
A: Yes, you can get ill from cooking meat like this and eating it later. All meat should be cooked at ...
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| bogus or true? | 10/9/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: I just received this email on butter and oleo. Is it bogus? Thanks, Phyllis Pass The Butter? DO ...
A: Phyllis Some is true, some not. It's a very distorted view of margarine. The statements on margarine ...
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| Freezing foods | 10/8/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: This is a recipe for a pumpkin torte. Could it be safely frozen? 24 Nabisco graham crackers ...
A: Jane in my opinion the answer is no. If you did it would have to be flash frozen and kept at 0° ...
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| marinated chicken | 9/9/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I marinated some chicken drum sticks and I didn't use them all. Is it ok to freeze them after ...
A: Personally I don't like to freeze food that has been opened and handled. Bacteria do not really ...
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| traveling with cheese | 8/25/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I live in Italy and will be going to the States this week to visit family. I would like to take ...
A: There is a guide to follow, concerning refrigerated foods or non-refrigerated foods; the rule guide ...
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| hideous habits | 8/11/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: My mom would wash a pot, and put the pot or pan away without drying it first. Could that be ...
A: Yes Amy it is. Amy unfortunately mothers are just that, mothers and all are different with ...
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| Reheating frozen meat | 6/25/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I usually shop once a week, so I buy meat and poultry that is already frozen. I was wondering if it ...
A: Yes you can do this. If you read the rest of this I will explain some things to you about how we ...
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| ? | 6/18/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: Hey, Alex! It is really controversial about organic food. My pathology professor said, I would never ...
A: Yes, organic is controversial for a good reason. Those pushing organic make all kinds of bogus ...
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| cheese | 5/10/2003 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I wonder if you can tell me the difference between American cheese and cheddar cheese? I can't tell ...
A: Many People cannot tell the difference between things. This taste test is not the real way to ...
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| cheese | 5/10/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: I wonder if you can tell me the difference between American cheese and cheddar cheese? I can't tell ...
A: The following is from www.cheese.com: American Cheese is a semi-soft cheese. It is smooth, with ...
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| moldy cheese | 4/2/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: While making a lasagna I noticed that the mozzarella cheese that I was using had some mold on it. I ...
A: Stephanie, You're most likely perfectly fine. Cheese is made from fungus/bacteria that ferment the ...
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| milk storage | 3/31/2003 | Alex Avery |
Q: i travel long distances in my car. if i were to take normal, refrigerated pasteurised milk and ...
A: Well, the answer depends on how old or "far gone" the milk was to begin with. If the milk was very ...
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| Food Storage | 12/26/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: How long may hard boiled eggs, in the shell, be stored in the refrigerator?
A: How long anything keeps in your refrigerator can depend on many factors they are as follows. How ...
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| Prime Rib Roast - Storage after smoking | 12/13/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: Mary, I'm planning to smoke-cook a large prime rib roast next week and then pack it and drive to ...
A: Sounds good to me, are you using a huge one so you do not have to stop many places and do you have a ...
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| vacuum sealers | 11/16/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: Mary, I am the food prep person for wilderness camping canoe trips and other camping trips for my ...
A: Glad to know that there are some people in this world who have the kind of knowledge that is ...
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| Mico waved food that has been covered with plastic wrap | 10/20/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: We perodically microwave with a plastic wrap. There are no warnings that state "do not use in ...
A: Some our earliest research proved without a doubt that heating plastic containing food distributes ...
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| Mushrooms | 9/3/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: How do I keep mushrooms from getting slimmmmy? When I go to put them in my salad after opening a ...
A: Louise Holt Don't put them in your salad. I am going to give you a website that you might want to ...
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| baked goods | 3/3/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: i have several questions. 1. how long can you leave out baked goods (cupcakes wtih cream cheese ...
A: Although I do know the answers to these questions and more, please keep in mind that I am not a ...
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| water storage | 2/18/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I started buying bottled water because it seemed to taste better. As an experiment, after I had ...
A: Please understand that anything that I tell you here is for your benefit and not meant to hurt your ...
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| Storing Food | 2/15/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: First let me say thank you for any advice you can offer! My mother asked me if I would look up ...
A: It helps me to be able to answer other questions more accurately and not leave anything out. ...
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| Freezing 1/2 & 1/2 | 1/28/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: If you freeze 1/2 & 1/2 (milk/cream) does it affect the efficacy or how it looks when you put it in ...
A: You can be sure that anything you freeze in your own freezer no matter what kind of container you ...
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| freezing food | 1/18/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: Can I freeze sauerkraut, bought in a bag, when I don't need to use all of it?
A: For me to answer your question there are some things I would like to tell you first, so that you can ...
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| Deep fryer oil | 1/12/2002 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I got a new deep fryer for Christmas. I need to find out... #1 If I cook fish on one day and french ...
A: Sorry it took so long to get back to you. First, let me preface what I'm going to say with this, I ...
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| baking potatoes | 12/20/2001 | Mary Hughes-Cole |
Q: I would like to bake potatoes in the microwave oven. How do I wash the potatoes before baking? Do I ...
A: When considering potatoes of course, how clean the potato is when you begin is the most important ...
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| foods | 10/23/2001 | Andrew Rosenberg |
Q: I am pretty good at cooking but at times I get confused. So I wanted to ask a few questions I had ...
A: .. but I will pass along what I can 1) Thawing fish or poultry in the refridgerator is the prefered ...
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| frozen meat | 10/8/2001 | Andrew Rosenberg |
Q: how can meat (beef,lamb,pork) be transported from say New Zealand to UK, presumably in a frozen ...
A: The answer lies in the training of professional food service workers. Guidlines are followed in the ...
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| food storage | 10/7/2001 | Andrew Rosenberg |
Q: I would like to store leftovers-I cook meals for hubby & me on weekends to last the week-but am not ...
A: I don't wish to frighten you...With an appetite for home cooking I applaud your desire and believe ...
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| Preserving, and recipes for oil and garlic | 9/24/2001 | Andrew Rosenberg |
Q: I have been trying to find out how to preserve my garlic crop for cooking with our home grown beef ...
A: if I understand you correctly your question relates to preserving garlic. The best way to preserve ...
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| Yellow Tomatos | 9/22/2001 | Andrew Rosenberg |
Q: I'm canning tomatos, this year I got yellow tomatos instead of red ones. Is there anything ...
A: Mature Yellow tomatoes are slighty less acidic than red tomatoes. It is my belief that they can be ...
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| how to use | 8/13/2001 | andrew rosenberg |
Q: I recieved a piece of crockery made by Romertopf ,distrubeted by Reco out of Mexico, my friend gave ...
A: I have cooked with one of these, if it is the same product it should be 2 pieces, glazed on the ...
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| Different types of chefs | 12/19/2000 | Paul Brouse |
Q: My question is a simple one but one that has me wondering if I should be applying to certain jobs or ...
A: Sous chef is like chefs assistant or second in charge. Usually a sous chef is the head chefs right ...
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| Safety Issue | 5/30/2000 | Paul Brouse |
Q: I just started a dog bakery. I have a permit to bake in my home and all the neccessary legal issues ...
A: Since you are using bones in the making of this broth i dont think i would shelf it. You never know ...
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