Temperature: It should be warm. The microorganisms are "cooking away," and you may even see some steam rising from the pile, especially on a cool morning. Once your compost is done, it is ready to use. Finished composts can do the following: Improve the soil structure in your garden or...
The other wonderful part of this "addressing food waste" equation is Costco's effort in partnering with food banks to donate items that don't meet its strict quality standards but are still perfectly good for consumption. This partnership has resulted in the donation of millions of pounds of f...
The optimal temperature to achieve the Maillard reaction sits between 284-330 degrees Fahrenheit (140-165 degrees Celsius). When food reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176 degrees Celsius), the Maillard reaction starts to burn/char the food, so keep a close eye on when the Maillard reaction’s b...
One thing that comes up in baking recipes almost as often as butter, flour, sugar and eggs is parchment paper. It is recommended for lining baking sheets, lining cake pans and being used to roll out pie crusts and cookie dough. But what is parchment paper? Parchment paper is a heavy dut...
Bake the pie on a lipped cookie sheet for 10 minutes or until the crust looks dry, blistered, and blonde. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and bake at until the crumble browns and the apples yield when pierced with a knife, and the juice is bubbling thick at the edge of...
Meanwhile, the Center Pieces Team would gladly cut the crusts off the whole pan of brownies. And some of them do! Give them fudgy cocoa clouds, and none of that tacky junk along the edges. Brownies are supposed to be soft, not hard and crunchy. Some people on this side even undercook...