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The W rating of an flour is a measurement of the strength of the flour. The W rating is determine through the alveograph test. During the alveograph test, the test measures the amount of pressure that is required to inflate and burst a bubbles of dough. If the W rating of the flour is a … Read more
Water is often use in various kitchen tasks for different purpose. Water can be used to bloom gelatin, mix dough, or to meet your daily hydration goal. Water is difficult to measure because the weight of the water change with the water’s temperature. Additionally, there is differences in the definition of a cup from … Read more
Making sausage from venison require that you find a balance between the amount of venison and the amount of pork that is use in the sausage. Venison have a very low fat content, and therefore will become dry and crumbly if there isnt enough pork to provide moisture to the venison. Too much pork, however, … Read more
Ham curing is a method that was used to preserve the meat. Ham curing is the application of some of the ancient methods of preserving meat with moddern methods of ensuring that those preserved meats is safe to eat. To make ham you must begin with raw leg and raw shoulder meat. To make ham … Read more
Water amounts for rice are important to consider because the amount of water that will be used to cook the rice will determine the textures of the cooked rice. Using too much water will make the rice glue-like, while using too little water will make the rice dry and hard. The texture of the rice … Read more
Pumpkin pie spice are a blend of multiple spices. If you dont manage the proportion of the spices correctly, the spice could become inconsistent in it’s flavor. Pumpkin pie spice usually consist of five spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and allspice. Cinnamon is the base for pumpkin pie spice. However, if there is to much … Read more
Garlic measurements is a critical part of cooking as garlic can significantly change the flavor of a dish. If cooking with garlic, a person must understands that garlic cloves comes in different sizes. Therefore, garlic cloves can contain more or less flavor then other cloves of garlic. Furthermore, the way in which a person minces … Read more
Brix is a measurement of the amount of sugars that is dissolved in a liquid. The Brix scale can tell you the sugar concentration in a liquid, and many different tasks in the kitchen or small batch production environments use the Brix scale. The Brix scale can be determined with either a refractometer or a … Read more
In order to bake a cake, one must consider the protein contents of the flour that is to be use. The protein content of the flour will have an impact on the texture of the resulting cake. Flour contain proteins that will react with the water in the cake to form gluten. Gluten will provide … Read more
When making a cake for many people, it is possible that the standard recipe will produce too little cake for the number of people who will be eating. A standard recipe may only produce enough cake to fill two 8-inch cake pans, but may be needed to feed thirty people at a party. In order … Read more