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    Possible to cook a frozen chicken breast that tastes good?

    Almost always recipes state to use thawed chicken... I need to lose some weight and was thinking about buy a bag of flash frozen chicken breasts...Come home for lunch and cook it up. Anyone had any success? I would guess a braise in a small covered skillet on medium setting would be my best odds?
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    Super crispy fried chicken!!!

    My guests and I found this chicken was incredible! One hour in a buttermilk brine (salted buttermilk) Sprinkle a little rub of: 1 part garlic powder 1 part cayenne pepper 2 parts brown or white sugar 2 parts kosher salt Dredge directly in AP flour...Then in egg...Then in crushed kettle cooked...
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    Lesson learned: Smith Island cake, 9" pan & boxed mix = poor results

    Tried the smith island cake...It's usually an 8, 10 or 12 thin layers of yellow cake with a fudgy frosting. I used my favorite boxed cake mix, Betty crocker butter recipe yellow...I used whole milk vs water...In the past, my guests and I are extremely pleased with the taste and texture of this...
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    Garnishing presentations 101...

    I'm looking for the basics for garnishing and presentation. Hopefully, I can use the items I already have. Went to three holiday parties and all I could was wow...Lots of garnishing was very impressive. For example, someone had 2 sliced cheese and two types of crackers...On a long rectangle...
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    Wok, use over a grill?

    About five years ago, I bought a flat bottom wok and was extremely disappointed with electric stoves lack of output. I actually donated the wok and no longer have it. Got the wok bug again, and I was thinking. My propane grill has high BTU output. Or for even more BTUs, one could use a...
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    BBQ Porn

    Made these several months ago...Just wanted to show and tell... Used a Masterbuilt electric smoker...Made pulled pork which took about 15 hours to smoke. Also two racks of ribs, using the 3-2-1 method. I use 1/4c of honey for every 1c of masterpiece bottled BBQ sauce...Obviously, I'm not a...
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    Another 3-2-1 question...Foil vs oven bags...

    I know traditionally you're suppose to use foil for the 3-2-1 method...I've had problems with it sealing...If I use the heavy duty foil, I have better sealing results, but still doesn't seem to seal 100%... Got to thinking, what about those plastic oven bags? Those seal 100%, would those work...
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    Boxed cake and scratch frosting from a tub devils food cake

    Just wanted to pass my experience... Used Betty Crocker Devils food cake. I used butter instead of oil, whole milk instead of water and added 2oz of melted chocolate. In the traditional devils food, both milk and melted chocolate are no-no's, but I had the 2oz laying around. For the...
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    Bacardi 151 rum cake

    I am still looking for a made from scratch chocolate rum cake, but had a box of yellow cake mix so figured I'd give the original yellow/vanilla rum cake a try... 1st thing I wanted to say, I have never bake or even tasted a rum cake, ever...lol The dough was very sticky and climbed the hand...
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    Frenching wings to look like lollipops.

    This site is selling a stand Chicken Lollipop Recipe But you can use your favorite wing recipe. This makes a great presentation!
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    The BEST Alfredo sauce recipe, ever!

    My goal is to find a better recipe than I posted. I figured with a "cocky" title would greatly increase the odds of people viewing this, thus potentially reaching my goal. If you have a recipe you consider THE BEST, try my recipe, post your honest opinion and if you think yours is better, post...
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    Has anyone had a better classic brownie than ATK's recipe?

    I've been cooking brownies for America's Test Kitchen for about five years now. Everyone always says it's by far the best they're had. Just curious to see if anyone who has tried them has had some brownies they thought were better? I'm always up for trying new things and experimenting :)
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    3-2-1 ribs...Doing the 3 now and the 2-1 on another day?

    I'm close to smoking my 100th rack of ribs using the 3-2-1 or 2-2-1 for BBs...I've always cooked them straight through. I got to thinking. If I had a long weekend, could I pull out the smoker and smoke let's say 6 racks for 3 hours. Foil them all. Put 4 of the foiled, 3-hour smoked ribs in...
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    Cheap cake decorating tools, utensils and pans found!

    This might be common knowledge to most but might help out those of us who are just starting out with cake decorating... 1st, I'm cheap...lol...Walmart actually has a cake section. At my local walmart, in the kitchen section. I was unable to cake pans with straight sides, could not find an...
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    Lazy peanut butter cup bites!

    I'm sure this nothing new here, this recipe has many different names I'm sure... Very simply buy a log of peanut butter cookie dough and a package of miniature reese cups. Cut the dough into 1.5" slices. Cut slices into quarters. Place a piece of dough into a mini muffin pan. I didn't use...
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    Anyone have a made from scratch chocolate rum cake recipe?

    Hoping to find one where you melt real chocolate and even butter...Also one where you poke the bottom and pour in the rum and/or rum glaze... :chef:
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    Best odds to reverse sear a T-Bone?

    Got a tad over an 1lb T-bone which is approx 1" thick that I want to cook medium rare. Want to throw it in the oven and cook until a certain temp then sear it on high heat in a cast iron pan on both side and have it be done. My questions are: What temp do I have my oven, 250f? What temp...
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    Heating plates in your oven...Temp/time tables?

    Just wondering if there was any sort of temp/times guides of keeping plates warm. I know there are dedicated plate warmers but I was hoping people have had success with their ovens. My question is, if you are cooking a dish which is estimated to be ready in 10 minutes. How long would you put...
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    ISO Help in Making an Olive Garden Garlic Alfredo Clone!

    I hate to admit this, but my wife has benchmarked the OGs garlic alfredo sauce. We have been experiementing and can't seem to even come close. One potential problem, we live in GA, we can't seem to find heavy cream, yet whipping cream exists. If anyone has any ideas we love to hear 'em!
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    Excellent presentation added to a store bought cheesecake...

    Person brought an awesome looking cake to an Xmas party yesterday. It was a store bought cheese cake that didn't have topping. The person put a layer of chocolate over the top, then dipped strawberries in chocolate and put them on top of the thin layer of chocolate. I wish I spoke to him more...
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    Anyone have a good: Garlic cream cheese mashed potato recipe?

    I've made these 10 times, twice they came out great. Other 8 times they stink, lol. Everytime I've made them I just googled the recipe. Twice had good results. I know all that's in them is pototoes, cream cheese, butter, heavy cream, garlic salt and pepper. I am open to other...
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    Saying hello.

    I plan on spending some quality time here!
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