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OK, so I've been cooking in Pyrex glass bakeware. The problem is the cleanup. It gets this brown gunk all over that won't come off no matter how much I scrub. I saw a video on youtube where a lady put ammonia in a trash bag and left the glass bakeware sealed up inside overnight. It worked as...

So first, I want to thank everyone who so kindly offered their help and advice in this now-closed thread: https://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f15/finally-solved-baked-boneless-skinless-chicken-breast-connundrum-107385.html Second, I want to apologize for ghosting that last thread. For some...

So I've been trying to figure out an easy, tasty boneless, skinless chicken breast recipe to use as a 2-3 times a week staple for over a decade. I've tried grilling, poaching, steaming in a rice cooker, pan frying and baking. None have been satisfying. Recently I started experimenting with...

So I just tried the America's Test Kitchen baked potato recipe. It was amazing! Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-o01qiRYI Here's the recipe: * Use russet potatoes * Poke 6 holes in each potato with a fork * Mix 1/2 cup of water with two tablespoons of salt. *...

Hi, Worst cook ever trying to find a simple recipe for seasoned ground beef. I'm not interested in hot, just flavorful, savory, umami. I searched "seasoned ground beef" in this forum, but was surprised to see no results. Can anyone help? Thanks

OK, so my local Sprouts has boneless, skinless chicken breasts on sale for 1.69 per pound. I eat a lot of those, and I'd like to stock up. I'm thinking I want to buy a bunch of them, and freeze them, but I have some questions. First, everything I see on freezing chicken breasts has me using...

OK, so I'm a horrible cook. I'm also lazy. For a long time, I've been trying to find ultra-simple ways to cook healthier meals, and I think I've finally found one. I bought an Aroma rice cooker / steamer. 8-Cup (Cooked) Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker and Food Steamer - Aroma Housewares...

OK, so when I was a kid, my mother would make what she called "home fries", but what she made doesn't match up with anything I see when I search "home fries" She would slice the potatoes like potato chips, except thicker. She made them in her big, copper-bottomed frying pan, but I don't...

OK, so I am the worst cook in the world. I have a 12" non-stick skillet I use; mainly for Hamburger Helper. Recently I started making some pretty cool fried potatoes, just chopping up a pound of potatoes, a small onion, and a bell pepper, tossing them in a little extra virgin olive oil with a...

OK, so I hate most veg and fruit. I got the idea of making fruit smoothies in order to get a couple of servings of fruit down a day. I'd been experimenting with creating an Orange Dreamsickle shake at my local Quick Trip. I found if you have them put seven squirts of candied orange in a...

So, I cook for one. I love spaghetti and angel hair pasta. I currently have a large stock pot I cook it in. It has a locking lid with drain holes in it, but the holes are too large, and some of the pasta always falls out, or gets stuck in the holes. The stock pot also has a non-stick coating...

So, my favorite stainless steel pot has been AWOL for about a month. Turns out my son the genius had cooked rice in it for a cookout, then left it out in the garage. Now the rice has turned to lots and lots of mold. I was thinking of thoroughly cleaning it, and soaking it in bleach. Will...

OK, so I have a 14" non-stick pan ith sides about 2 1/2" high. Every time I use it to cook chicken breasts, I end up with oil splattered everywhere. I don't think I'm using too much oil, or cooking too hot, when I watch Rachel ray do it she seems to use more oil than I do, and she says she...

OK, so I bought a stock pot for pasta. It has a lid with holes in it so you can drain the pasta without having to use a collander. First, I cook mainly angel hair pasta or thin spaghettis, so the lid was useless as a lot of the pasta would come out of the holes, so I ended up using a fine...

OK, so I had a relative pass away, and ended up with a freezer full of boneless skinless chicken breasts. I've baked a few, they're ok, although quite bland. I've got this Crock Pot I've been meaning to use for the past couple of years. I was thinking it would be really cool to be able to...

OK, I'm trying to learn to cook boneless, skinless chicken breasts quickly, simply, and healthily. I've developed a pretty effective technique by first searing them in a cast iron grill pan till they have some caramelization, then finishing them in a covered casserole dish in the oven. I've...

I make a lot of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and find marinading (marinating?) improves the flavor a lot. I know the plastic bags work really well, but I'm trying to be greener, and the waste of it really bothers me. When I just marinate in a glass container, though, I find myself...

OK, so i just got my Lodge Logic square grillpan: https://secure.lodgemfg.com/storefront/product1_new.asp?menu=logic&idProduct=3940 I've been wanting one for awhile. I would've preferred a larger one, but the price of the few larger ones I could find was way too much; this one was just...

So, I admit it, I'm a redneck; I dip my eggs. Nothing is better than coming home from work at 3 am, stopping at the Waffle House right up the street from my house, and getting a couple of sunny-side eggs, and a double order of toast and dipping my eggs. @#$%!! road widening has forced the...

Ok, I'll admit it here, but not to anyone I know. I LOVE those cheap Wal-Mart 1.19 pizzas. They're the BEST! I like a softer crust, so I cook them on a pizza pan, rather than just putting them on the rack. The thing is, I keep ruining pizza pans. I buy the non-stick ones (although I've...

I'm the world's worst cook. I bake/roast a lot of boneless/skinless chicken breasts. I like this method because it's simple, quick and easy. I use pyrex bakeware because the cleanup is so easy, and it's just not possible for me to burn the chicken and ruin the cookware, which i have often...

OK, so I bought some whole wheat spaghetti, and a cool glass container to store it in. Stupidly, I threw out the original packaging, with the cooking directions on it. My brand new non-stick pasta pot with the locking strainer lid is raring to go. Can anyone help me?

OK, I absolutely LOVE the baked potatoes at Outback Steakhouse. They're so good I sometimes eat them plain. I'd seen recipes for Outback-type baked potatoes where you covered them in oil and rubbed them with lots of salt, and they were pretty good, but not as good as Outback's. The other...

OK, the screen name says it all. I have set the kitchen on fire with alarming regularity, and nothing I've ever cooked comes out right (except rice, which now works since I started baking it like Alton Brown says on "Good Eats"). I'm overweight, with chronic asthma, and now I've found out I...