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Questions about the cooking-time in general. It should not be used for specific recipes.

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Rule of thumb for cooking or baking different quantities?

I often want to cook double quantities from that stated in a recipe - say, twice the quantity of pasta bake or casserole (all in one dish), or two cakes instead of one (in separate tins). Is there a rule of thumb for extending the cooking time from…
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Is it just me or do you have to cook for a long time for it to be intuitive?

I have started trying to cook for about two years. I'm familiar with most ingredients, spices, and tools, but I still can't do anything good without a recipe. It takes me a long time to make things. Sometimes things spoil in the fridge. Am I lacking…
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How long do vine leaves need to be cooked for?

I have a grape vine with a lot of fresh leaves so I thought I'd make stuffed vine leaves. I'm going to precook the filling, so the final cook only needs to be enough to cook the leaves. Most recipes for stuffed vine leaves cook for long enough to…
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Precise cooking time: how to figure it out

How do you figure out the exact time how long to cook something? Do you use binary search?
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Salmon cooking time

What is the best method for determining when salmon is cooked? I usually just eyeball it and look at the color and texture but some of my friends use a cooking thermometer? I was wondering if there were some advantages for using one method over the…
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How much to cook fennel?

I would like to prepare a dish with fennel (foeniculum vulgare) as it has blossomed recently. Should I cultivate the leaves, fruits and afterwards the bulb or should I leave the bulb since it is a perennial. Further, how am I to cook and include…
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Messed up brisket

First brisket ever and I don't know what went amiss. Marinade? Coke a Cola. 24 hours. (I thought it sounded funny but FUN) Followed epicurous recipe but i didn't have roaster sealed tightly. Dried up BAD. On the bright side my dog will love it…
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How do I adjust oven time to cook 2 dishes at the same time

I have seen a chart for cooking two dishes that list different temperatures at the same temperature, just changing the length of time for one dish. Can anyone provide a chart like this, or at least explain how to pick a common temperature and adjust…
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Pasta cooking time

Do different types pasta cook at different times (brand, shape, whole wheat)? I know there is no exact science to cooking in general but I was wondering if there is a statistical difference in the respective cooking times.
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Corned beef scaling

Say I have a recipe for a 4.4 pound flat cut corned beef for 300F for two hours in a roaster pan. I want to add another very similar but SLIGHTLY thicker 4.7 pounder which fits into the same pan with plenty of space separation. If keeping the 300F…
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Original baking time based on ingredients already being warm to hot

How do I convert cooking time when original recipe assumes prep to oven ingredients already warm? I've put the casserole together and refrigerated overnight. Thank you!!
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Holding a Shepherd's pie until dinner

I made a Shepherds pie for dinner, its assembled and ready to bake. I'd like to hold off for a few hours though, maybe 4-5 hours. I have no room in my fridge and I don't want to leave it on the counter, so I think the oven is my only option. The…
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Sauerbraten with a 1.1 pound beef rump roast

The recipe I'm using says to roast a 3.5-4 pound sauerbraten roast at 325F for approximately 4 hours. I'm making the recipe quite a bit smaller with a 1.1 pound roast. Should I change the cooking time/temperature? I'm new to roasts, so I really…
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How do I adjust cooking time for dense fruitcake in smaller pans

I'm making a fruit-laden very dense fruitcake. The original recipe is for 2 standard loaf pans but I'm using 4 small loaf pans (all I know is external dimensions are 6.875 x 3.625 x 2.125) Recipe says 3 to 3 1/2 hours (check for toothpick comes out…
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Stack oatverflow

Every time I follow the directions on my instant steel-cut oats they bubble up and overflow. I am using the microwave instructions. 1/3 cup of oats 1 Cup of water Microwave on 70% power for 4 minutes What am I doing wrong? Also am I just a…
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