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The word “macro” comes from Greek roots, that shows “long” or “big” (so everything that appears great), heavy or especially visible. The point is that this word appears everywhere, when one starts to think. In computing it works one way, in food and nutrition otherwise, while photographers give it his separate spin. For this word … Read more
The process of turning sugar into alcohol ranks among the most basic steps in brewing and fermentation. The fermentation takes the sugar and breaks it, which releases two by-products: ethanol and carbon dioxide. One calls this process ethanol fermentation, that changes sugars like glucose, fructose and sucrose into energy for the cells, while it creates … Read more
Starbucks is an American global chain of cafes and coffee roasters with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. In 1971 Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker created it near the Pike Place Market in Seattle. Initially it focused on selling coffee beans. Currently the company works in 75 countries with around 27 000 stores everywhere in … Read more
A 6-inch turkey breast sub on wheat with no cheese and mustard lands around 270 calories, which honestly makes it one of the leanest fast food options Ive found anywhere. The information below does not come from some computer program or automatic converter. It is based on real explorations, discussions in forums and experiences of … Read more
Air Fryers work as little hot air ovens. They move hot air around the food to cook it. They do not fry in the old way, but give you a crusty surface, almost like deep frying in oil. The name is a bit of a cheat. You could call them mini ovens because they cook … Read more
The usual dry spaghetti portion sits at 2 ounces per adult plate, which is about 56 grams. Cooked, that multiplies by roughly 2.25x, so youre ending up with around 4.5 ounces on the plate. Hearty eaters bump that to 3 ounces dry (85 grams), yielding close to 6.75 ounces cooked. For 10 guests at a … Read more
A 9 inch round pan covers about 63.6 square inches, and an 8 inch square sits at 64 flat. Nearly identical areas, which I didnt expect. Swapping a 6 inch round to a 9 inch round means multiplying every ingredient by 2.25x. Thats over double the batter for just 3 inches more diameter. Baking Pans: … Read more
Sous vide cooking times scale exponentially with thickness, not linearly. A 1-inch steak needs about 60 minutes, but jump to 2 inches and youre looking at roughly 150 minutes. Ive found yield sits around 90 to 95% for most proteins, compared to maybe 75% from grilling. At 130 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-rare beef, the window … Read more
A whole roast chicken yields roughly 54% edible meat after bones and skin, so a 4 lb bird gives about 2.2 lb cooked. I found the usual serving is around 5 ounces cooked per plate, somewhere around 142 grams. For 10 guests, thats about 10 pounds raw or 3 birds at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, running … Read more
A 3 lb chuck roast on low needs about 8.5 to 9.5 hours, and that 35% weight loss means youre left with roughly 1.95 lb cooked. Servings land around 6 oz each, so thats 5 ish portions from one roast. Brisket loses closer to 40%, which caught me off guard. For 10 guests I kept … Read more