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Bad eggs are rare but they do happen.Crack eggs into a separate bowl before mixing with other ingredients.If the egg is bad it will have an unmistakeable odor.If you discover an egg stuck into the carton, fill the indentation with cool water and let sit for five minutes.The water will soften the dried egg white that's holding the egg in the carton.Many techniques are used for cracking open an egg...

Clarified butter is a delightfully rich concentrated butter that can be used in cooking and making mouth watering sauces.Traditional techniques for making this rich butter concentrate can be a little intimidating at first, but not anymore.There's a really straightforward and easy 4 step method to make clarified butter.The only catch is that you will need to plan a day ahead of time.The first step would be to gradually melt one or two sticks of unsalted butter over low heat...

Untreated cast iron rusts, especially around water.To prevent metal from oxidizing in the presence of moisture, cast iron requires a process called ? seasoning?.Seasoning is simply the procedure of baking oil into the oven's pores, and on top of the iron pores.This baked on coating will darken and eventually turn black with age.Darkening is the sign of a well kept oven, and of it's use.This coating forms a barrier between moisture in the air and the surface of the metal...