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I came upon many butternut squash plants that are currently in a box in my garage. Shall I cut them up into small pieces and freeze them raw in plastic bags or should I cook, mash and then freeze them in plastic bags? :neutral:

Presently, we have a smaller deep freezer. With four baskets, I have a list of what is in each basket. The other items are on a printed list. I purchased a (used) freezer yesterday. It's all cleaned up and cooled down. There is one basket present. How do other organize meats and...

I wish to pressure cook some beets in order to "preserve" them in mason jars. My plan is to cook them and leave them in the pressure cooker at a cool temperature for a couple of days before continuing. At this point, I would continue. Would this work? :mellow:

I made a chicken vindaloo recipe a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I both thought that it had too much cloves in it. I used 12 cloves in the recipe. Chicken Vindaloo Recipe | Indian Curry Recipes Ingredients 1 kg. diced chicken 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp. cardamom seeds 1 tsp. whole...

I’ve been checking out cast iron cookware. Le Creuset seems to be “the brand” to purchase but have been checking out some other less expensive brands. They don’t appear to really be any different. Is there any quality or longevity difference? Could someone please enlighten me or offer...

Hello there: I would like to make the recipe above. I've had it in a couple of Chinese restaurants and would like to find a recipe and duplicate it. Of course, the cut of beef to buy in the first place would be a great place to start. :neutral:

I made chicken biryani yesterday and ground up most of a piece of fresh ginger for use in the recipe. I'm wondering if the stuff in a jar (ginger paste) is just as effective. It certainly keeps longer and is convenient. :smile:

I'm relying on the experts here at discusscooking.com to give me some hints. I need to make, in total, mashed potatoes from 20 lb. of raw potatoes. At my disposal I have a 8 quart pressure cooker, as well as a couple of large pots. I'd like this to go as easy as possible. :neutral:

My wife and I went to a market and bought eight little pie pumpkins. I cleaned out and pressure cooked two of them, and then pureed the cooked pumpkin. I ended up with 3 1/3 cups. I'm not ready to do the pies right now. One of the recipes calls for 2 cups of pumpkin and it's sitting in a covered...

There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this website, and at this time I am turning to you again. My large Henckel knife was frustrating me because it was so very dull. I’m having it professionally sharpened. My wife and I have a large cutting board as well as a large wooden cutting...

I made a pot of broth. I want to freeze in in quantities of cups/cans. What is the best way to store this? Do I put it into plastic containers or plastic bags? Any suggestions would be appreciated. :wink:

Has anyone in the group ditched their microwave ovens for health reasons? Hidden Hazards of Microwave Cooking Microwave Ovens It appears that people are sacrificing their health for convenience. My wife and I have discussed our microwave ovens and we are both pretty well sold on ditching it...

I made the mistake of putting beans into my Fagor pressurecooker and then pressure cooking. I quick cooled the unit when I realized that the contents were beginning to burn. I removed much of the black deposit, even putting lemon juice and water in and boiling for 15 minutes but it is still...

I found this site this morning while looking at chili. I took delivery of a slow cooker yesterday so I decided to make some chili after my night shift. I used chili powder that was too hot. I picked it up in some Indian store some time ago in Hamilton, Ontario. I had forgotten how hot it was. I...