After I finish chpping spicy chilis, the oil stays on my hands. Even after scrubbing with soap and water – the darn stuff remains. I rubbed my eyes the other night and felt like I had been tear-gassed. Any suggestions... (14 replies, last updated by adamclyde October 1, 2004)

My vote goes to Jaime Oliver. I like his food, his freewheeling style and the cute young models he entertains. Over the top and down-to-earth. Worst: That fuzzy little dude from New Bedford, Emeril LaGasse. He’s a cross... (14 replies, last updated by sharon August 20, 2002)

This probably indicates that the tuna has been treated with carbon monoxide to preserve its red color and cover-up any imperfections. Although Citarella will deny that their $20/lb hunk of tuna has been "gassed", the majority of... (20 replies, last updated by Josh Karpf September 25, 2005)

No the plastic wrap won’t melt . It will keep the batter in the pan, but based on off gassing of chemicals I do not even use it in the microwave anymore. I think if you wrap the pan carefully in foil, and put it on a baking... (8 replies, last updated by danna January 30, 2009)

'm looking to add house-pickled cukes and dilly beans to the menu at our small restaurant, so beautiful stoneware crocks and glass jars aren’t really feasible. Evergreengirl mentioned off-gassing. What’s that mean?... (5 replies, last updated by eeejo March 22, 2009)

Remove them from their soaking water and keep them in a moist tea towel for half a day more and the sprouts will get longer. I wouldn’t leave them in the same soaking water because the gasses and sugars coming out of the... (3 replies, last updated by luckyfatima September 15, 2009)

My mother, an industrial-grade dilettante if there ever was one, use to go off on tirades about fruits "being gassed with ethylene gas (make distateful and superior face here) and how she would have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with... (24 replies, last updated by Caralien February 3, 2009)

. The natural sugars in the juice start to ferment and begin to become alcohol. Once it starts to work you may want to loosen the cap a little to let off some of the gasses. My DH loves this and makes a batch when he cn get his... (5 replies, last updated by jsaimd July 6, 2007)

the cheapest price (although you do sometimes) but you get quality. And you go to support the efforts of local vendors and farmers in your mutual quest to overcome the genetic engineering, too early picking, and gassing of... (0 replies, last updated by sasha1 July 7, 2006)

getting into the boxes and they don’t get gassed. If you were to take them and put them in a paper bag with an apple or two they would ripen in a few days as apples give off ethylene gas (11 replies, last updated by RicRios June 10, 2008)

Cook Oatmeal with the lid on. Keeps the moisture in and helps it cook faster. Cook green vegetables with the lid off. This allows the gasses that turn them that yucky brown to escape. Anything that will be rapidly boiling –... (4 replies, last updated by mod'ern December 29, 2004)

/3rd of a load of laundry, but never had but 10 pounds of taters in them. Onions, I kept in a retired strainer. I learned never to let Onions or Taters be stored close to each other, otherwise the "gassing" of the two causes... (5 replies, last updated by hummingbird November 23, 2008)

't been cold stabilized before bottling. Just pour the liquid off carefully and the taste is relatively unaffected. The photo below shows some of my defrosted samples in a tasting line-up. Image:... (19 replies, last updated by monday July 5, 2006)

'll be here when the time is right. My beef is that, during the peak of tomato season, I’ll go to farmers markets, and still find only the gassed tomatoes for sale, and touted as if they were the real thing you’d pick... (13 replies, last updated by lynnlato June 9, 2009)

in a cruvinet which automatically gasses the bottle after tapping off the pour. I also understand they smoke some of their own meats in the restaurant using H20 smokers on the top of the stove and venting the smoke out through... (8 replies, last updated by Paul K May 28, 2004)