beans for the farmers' markets. A large burr grinder sits next to the espresso machine on his cart, which is used to grind beans to order. Ground coffee loses volatile flavor compounds at an alarming rate. How long does it take,...

with ground up toasted apricot kernels. However, I believe the cyanide compound is volatile and would vaporize in the cooking and baking. Bitter almonds are outlawed in the US I believe. “Oil of bitter almonds” is...

You wouldn’t cook with regular ammonia as it’s a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen. Ammonia Bicarbonate though is the precursor of today’s baking powder and baking soda. It’s still called for in some...

The most volatile flavor compounds are long gone when an herb is dried.

VA can smell like many things — vinegar and pickle juice among them but also acetone or nail polish remover. "Volatile acidity refers to the steam distillable acids present in wine, primarily acetic acid but also lactic,...

-free and others) breads, flours, boxed and canned shelf items, frozen foods, organic produce and organic pet foods. During the holidays, you can special order free-range, hormone-free turkeys. They have a pharmacy specializing in...

expensive outside Japan (up to $100/lb). Wasabi is also sometimes powdered and reconstituted with water, and while this is sometimes served as well, the volatile compounds that make wasabi so unique are lost when the rhizome is...

Since this thread (one of many on bay) has been ressurrected, I’m going to chime in with an ‘apples and oranges’ post. The two plants come from different plant genus' so are not related. They do contain some of...

Try Auberge du Soleil and the main dining room at Enchantment for dinner and Orchards and Javellina Cantina for lunch when you are in Sedona. In Santa Fe everyone loves Geronimo, Santacafe and the Compound. There are many good...

I have read chowhound feedback about Santa Fe restaurants for weeks now, and thanks to everyone who has posted. I think I have a good handle on the places to try..... from The Compound to The Shed (with a little Bobcat Burger...

I don’t know where you live or what butter you use, but I had to stop using Straus Creamery butter here in SF because it would get a cheesy flavor after only a few days in the fridge. Some of the fresh organic butters are...

“Good” has two meanings: it can mean it’s safe to drink or it can mean it’s palatable (or both, of course). Alcohol doesn’t “spoil” so it’s always going to be safe to drink. The...

I know I am not Joe H, but I thought I’d throw in my two cents. How has the bottle been stored? With brandies it should not matter quite as much as with wines, since there are fewer volatile compounds in brandy than in wine...

. Volatile scent compounds are in the skin, and Gravensteins have these in boatloads. The floral apple blossom aromas, ripe appley fruit and crisp acidity of Russian River Valley Chardonnays are the essence of Gravenstein apples....

I just went for a walk around the Farmers' market that’s held on Wednesday afternoons near the Rogers compound (Bloor East and Huntley St.) and there was a dairy vendor selling three types of crafted butter. Their selection...