Vinegar is a dilution of acetic acid. Versions used in cooking include white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and rice wine vinegar.
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What is the "grain" in 45 grain brown rice vinegar?
I'm completely lost as to the meaning of "grain" in 45 grain brown rice vinegar. What does the grain number mean?
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The recipe for chess pie includes cornmeal and vinegar-why?
I am making a chess pie, and the recipe calls for vinegar and cornmeal-why? Can I leave it out?
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Effect of combining baking powder and vinegar powders in a rub or seasoning blend
I am currently working on a line of seasoning blends and rubs and I was curious, I know that both vinegar powder and baking powder are commonly used to dry rub meat and gain a more tender end result and I am sure we all remember the elementary…
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How to make mellow vinegar?
I made pineapple vinegar by just putting all of the fibrous and hard to eat parts of the fruit in water with some sugar. It did ferment and make vinegar, in that it's sour and pretty acidic (pH is between 3 and 4, in my testing), but it's a bit…
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Why are there no nutrition facts on this US bottle of vinegar?
I recently noticed that a bottle of Heinz white vinegar that I purchased a while back has no nutrition facts label on it despite the fact that it's intended to be used with food. Is there a reason why the label wasn't required?
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Does anyone know what it is in my apple cider vinegar?
I bought it in December. Is it spoiled? I hadn't noticed that until today. The smell is normal.
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Added too much White Wine Vinegar
I have added a good slosh of white wine vinegar to a dish by accident (it was meant to be white wine, not vinegar) and now all I can taste is a nasty vinegary taste.
I don't have any actual white wine so I want it to taste as if it's just…
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White wine vinegar query
How long does white wine vinegar last if kept in a sealed bottle? Does this apply to the age of all vinegars kept in a sealed bottle?
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What should I do with mold on my scoby?
I'm making vinegar by adding all natural apple juice to all natural apple cider vinegar with mother.
A scoby formed on top.
Mold is now growing on top of the scoby. It's stuck on top of the scoby, not floating on top. I can't easily scrape it off…
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How to choose a vinegar substitute if I only keep balsamic and rice vinegar?
Sometimes it happens to me that in a recipe a certain vinegar is required and I don't have the right one at hand, but a variety of other ones to choose from. So my question is, in terms of taste, which vinegars are closest to each other?
I usually…
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Home made apple cider vinegar
I have several jars of apple cider vinegar fermenting for 3-4 months now. Stored away in a cool dark place. I just pulled them out. One gallon jar had a rip in the paper lid at the rubber band. Fruit flies got in the jar and drowned. At least 30.…
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Mircowave does not work after I used vinegar without water to clean it
I forgot the water with the vinegar. I heard a pop. Now it does not work. Can I do any thing, or did I blow it up?
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What all spices and herbs can be used to flavor vinegar?
What all spices/herbs can be included to flavor vinegar. Also want to know which spices/herbs can be paired together in this case.
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What is growing on my homemade blackberry vinegar?
My vinegar reads 5% acetic acid. There is an unusual layer on the top, not slimy at all. More powdery and granular.
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