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Here is the place where your culinary questions can be answered. Cooking tips, recipes and how to use that special ingredient in new ways. If you have advice or need advice this is where you can find it. This will be an ongoing discussion on anything food, anything from what goes well with what, how to cook it and what's the best cooking vessel to use. Please feel free to share your ideas! From snacks to full course meals and everything in between, and don't worry, if you're on a diet, we can do that too. So let your taste buds run wild and meet us in The Kitchen!
Here is the place where your culinary questions can be answered. Cooking tips, recipes and how to use that special ingredient in new ways. If you have advice or need advice this is where you can find it. This will be an ongoing discussion on anything food, anything from what goes well with what, how to cook it and what's the best cooking vessel to use. Please feel free to share your ideas! From snacks to full course meals and everything in between, and don't worry, if you're on a diet, we can do that too. So let your taste buds run wild and meet us in The Kitchen!
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Permalink Reply by David on -
How about some trivia to start off with:
1.) What are the two most expensive spices on the market today? ( Clue: 1 of them is in a recipe on my page )
2.) In what country did chocolate originate? ( Clue: There are a lot of people from this country living in the U.S. )
3.) According to The California Board of Health, what is the acceptable amount of time to lather your hands while washing before handling food? ( Clue: Ask anyone working in a restaurant, they should know, if not. uh.. I'd wonder )
I'm looking forward to seeing your responses :-)
Happy Cooking,
Chef Dave
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Permalink Reply by Vinni on -
1) Vanilla & Saffron ( i had to use a life line and called a friend named jeeves.) lol
2) Central America (I should know that im from there)
3)20 to 30sec (i remember that i use to work in a restaurant i would read the health codes to kill time)
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Permalink Reply by Erika on -
I knew saffron was up there, but had no idea vanilla was also so expensive. I also knew that chocolate was originally a thick drink that the Aztecs used to make from cacao beans called chocolatl. Given that, I would place it in Mexico. The hand washing thing amazes me - I didn't realize you had to lather for so long (20-30 sec).
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Permalink Reply by Jane on -
Oh those are tough questions...lol I'm going to try to find the answers. =]
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Permalink Reply by Jane on
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Ok, here's what my tiny bit of research came up with.
1) Saffron and Pure Vanilla
2) Central America but keeping your clue in mind, maybe Mexico?
3) I'm going to feel dumb if I get this wrong, but is it 20 seconds??
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Permalink Reply by Meredith on -
Haha, good trivia. I bet my husband would know some of this... he watches a bunch of educational shows and actually remembers things!
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Permalink Reply by David on
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This weeks trivia, answer these questions and earn points!
1.) What metal is the most heat conductive in cookware today?
A. aluminum
B. stainless steel
C. copper
D. cast iron
2.) What is considered the minimum internal temperature to safely cook chicken.
A. 145 degrees
B. 155 degrees
C. 165 degrees
D. 175 degrees
3.) Between what temperatures is bacteria most likely grow in food. This is called the Danger Zone.
A. 0 to 100 degrees
B. 32 to 120 degrees
C. 40 to 140 degrees
D. 55 to 155 degrees
Tune in next week for the answers.
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Permalink Reply by Erika on
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1) (B) Stainless steel - I'm guessing from the heat I feel when I put a stainless spoon in hot tea.
2) (C) 165F - from the US Food Safety and Inspection Service site (I didn't know, since I never attempt to cook meat)
3) (C) 40F-140F - from the Nova Scotia Fod Safety factsheet
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