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One of my favorite things on Earth is a really good french fry. And I can't seem to make one on my own! I've read pretty extensively on the topic, including Alton Brown, Cooks Illustrated, and many a food blog, but I still can't seem to get a crispy golden fry with a creamy interior. I've...

I saw an episode of Throwdown w/ Bobby Flay the other day and they made sticky buns. Well it's hard to watch that and not want some so I'd like to try it out, but the recipe that the challenger provided is badly written. It talks about 30 minutes of machine kneading for a brioche dough and a 6...

Do you set your own angles on the knives? Or do you just follow whatever angle the manufacturer put on the knife?

In regular use of this pan , I have developed a sticky residue on the pan and the lid from oil that has "burned" on to it. First question, how do I get this off? And second, how do I avoid it in the future? Any help greatly appreciated.

Our local Wal-Mart has started carrying bags of dried peppers. I have picked up some Anchos, some New Mexican red peppers, and now they had some Japones. Of course, had to get some. Anybody know anything about them?

I need some help. I have 3 pieces of cast iron: a 10 inch skillet, a 6 inch skillet, and a bacon press. I had some free time today and wanted to reseason all 3. (I had just today taken the bacon press back down to the metal with some steel wool because of some rust.) Put all three in cold...

I made a steak rub off the cuff tonight and it turned out pretty well. Not real elaborate, but we liked it. 1 tsp kosher salt (I used a 1/2 tbsp and it was too much) 1/2 tbsp fresh ground black pepper 1 tsp granulated garlic 1 tsp aleppo pepper 1/8 tsp ground cumin I put all this in a coffee...

First off, I know that this should probably go in the "Just Conversation" thread, but I was hoping that this information would stick around longer than 60 days so I put it here. Hope that is okay Chris. I am thinking of perhaps trying to cater as a profession in the future and was wondering if...

I am a big syrup fan (Table, pancake, maple, molasses, anything ) and I was wondering if anyone had any recipes for homemade syrups. Thanks. Adam

Not exactly barbecue but couldn't find right category. How long after bringing wings out of oil does everyone sauce?

My family plays dirty Santa for Christmas Eve and I am thinking of doing a spice array from Penzeys as my gift. So far, my ideas are cinnamon, aleppo pepper, smoked paprika, and maybe vanilla (not bbq but better than anything in supermarket). Any more ideas? Adam

Could someone please lay out a straight forward definition of stocks and broths? And what exactly is a demi-glace? I have looked online but I get bunches of different answers. I am wanting to make homemade chicken stock at home as well, so any recipes (are there different recipes?) would be...

This Friday, August 25, my wife and I have been asked to grill for her grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. The only request I have is for the main course to be steak and shrimp. I haven't found a decent butcher shop in my area so I plan on buying Choice Strip Steaks at Sam's. I have tried...

While this is not a smoking question, it is outdoor cooking so it's still fun. Does anyone have any recipes for this? All I have is a recipe I got out of the paper. I hope I got the name right because my family has always called this a throwdown but the paper said a low country boil. It is...

My wife and I are planning on attending this and I was wondering if anybody else is going. The Music City Pig Pals are teaching it and then for the last half you get to eat their food.

I am about to make an order to Penzey's and I was wanting a good starter ground chile. I have never had an actual ground chile (all of my experience has been with the cheap supermarket "blends"). I don't mind a lot of heat and I am wanting to use it in a rub for pork butt. Any suggestions or...

I bought 2 Boston Butts at a local grocery store (5.3 and 5.8) and they went straight to the freezer. 3 days later, find out I was supposed to have pulled pork for the next day so I pulled the butts out of the freezer. Knew the fridge wouldn't thaw it out, so did water bath. Did that until...