I have been making Spicy Dill Pickles (from Epicurious Web site) every summer since 1993. They are awesome. A friend asked if the brine could be reused - they are not processed pickles, and the brine is not cooked. Has anyone...

CeeBee gave my suggestion. I just love reusing the bottoms of jars for salad dressing or for pasta. I had a similar jar of left over oil from a jar of olives the other day and I mixed it with the leftover vinegar from a jar of...

The current issue of Fine Cooking has some recipes by Andrea Reusing of Lantern in Chapel Hill. I made the snow pea with ake mushroom recipe. It was very good. http://www.taunton.com/finecooking/pages/fc_084_053.asp

I have some legs that I intend to confit tonight (having rendered the fat from the rest of the birds yesterday – and grabbed my other stock of fat from the freezer). Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had any information...

Help, When I use canola oil to deep fry I don’t know if I should/could re-use it after it cools down. What are the recomendations for re-use, storage, etc.? Thanks franc

it and i see that they have replated the cake with the fingers holes and are serving it to another table. maybe because there were four of the holes they thought that’s how the cake was but GROSS who reuses food like that....

Potatoes Baked in Sea Salt

I looked for a thread on this topic, but was unable to find one. What are the rules of thumb for saving and reusing deep frying oil? I don’t remember the source, but I read once... from a source I apparently trusted... that...

Everything I have read tells me not to re-use the snap lids on my mason jars when canning. I do anyway. I figure, if they seal...they seal. I have never once had one fail to seal. Is it just a myth to get us to spend more money on...

Hi, I’m finally going to attempt to make home made chicken stock. I’m thinking of using Ina Garten’s recipe which calls for three whole chickens. What can I do with the three chickens when I am done? Obviously...

I’ve been making a lot of dipped cookies recently and I invariably have quite a bit of leftover dark chocolate that’s been thinned with a bit of canola oil. When it’s a really small amount, and really good chocolate, I’ll just...

Duck Legs Confit Cooked in a Pouch (for Cassoulet)

I couldn’t find any educated or informed answers googling. Comments just say they wouldn’t reuse freezer bags that had raw meats in them but no reason why. Does cooking not kill any potentially dangerous bacteria? Do...

Just wondering...Can I boil my pasta for pasta salad (using colander insert) then re-use the water to boil potatoes or vice versa? I don’t want to boil multiple pots of water and over-heat my kitchen! Thanks!

Yes, I know they’re not that expensive to discard after a single use but I reuse Reynolds Handi-Vac bags. At first, I sloshed a bit of detergent and hot water inside the bag, then turned it inside out and scrubed all...