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Questions tagged [carrots]

Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with carrots as a main ingredient.

Carrots are a vegetable grown underground. They have orange skin and green tops. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with carrots as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include carrots, but are not focused on carrots, should not use this tag.

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Why orange carrots turn black while peeled?

Freshly bought carrots turn black (like coal) on peeled surfaces in minutes if not seconds. I wonder why and why are these special. Obviously it is not black rot. The carrots taste normal, albeit not too sweet. Too much fertilizer nitrates? Or just…
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What is the white film on my wet carrots?

I was juicing carrots tonight and was getting rid of (juicing) some older baby carrots that nobody wanted to eat. They felt a bit "slimier" than usual, but smelled fine, and I haven't had any problems with juicing slimy carrots in the past. …
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Is it possible to get crispy, crunchy carrots from canned carrots?

I understand this is basically just a question of laziness and as such if the answer is 'no' that's perfectly fine, but as someone that enjoys the convenience of canned carrots and also enjoys a crisp, crunchy carrot slice... Is there any way to…
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How to shred carrots without them getting mushy

My goal is to shred carrots to use in a green salad. I've used graters with differently-sized holes, but it seems whenever I shred carrots, the shredded bits are very mushy and clump together. How do I get the nice, dry shredded results like I find…
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