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Where can I learn how to cook with cornstarch?
What's the trick with cornstarch to make sauces, puddings, thick soups, sweets and fine cakes? I see it's being used reading the ingredients list on the packets. How can I cook these things myself?
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Using cornstarch in cooking is easy if you know the trick. Cornstarch is used as a thickening agent and is commonly used in soups, stews, gravies and sauces to add volume and give the food some body. Cornstarch is also an ingredient that is sometimes found in baby powder.
Many people when using cornstarch, dump it directly into the food being cooked and stir it up. They generally end up with a messy bunch of lumps in the food that are basically impossible to get rid of. The trick to using cornstarch and getting no lumps is to add it to water first. The best method of doing this is to add some cold water to a jar and add the cornstarch. Secure the lid and shake the jar until you no longer see any lumps. Then you can add some of the mixture to the food and stir well. This will assure you will have no lumps in the food.
You can also substitute flour for cornstarch. You can use the same method as above. The only real difference is that the flour will have an opaque appearance while the cornstarch will have a translucent one. This is the reason why cornstarch is preferred over flour. Cornstarch has many uses other than thickening soup. It can be used to remove grease and blood stains, detangle knots, cure athletes foot and even kill cockroaches.
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Many people when using cornstarch, dump it directly into the food being cooked and stir it up. They generally end up with a messy bunch of lumps in the food that are basically impossible to get rid of. The trick to using cornstarch and getting no lumps is to add it to water first. The best method of doing this is to add some cold water to a jar and add the cornstarch. Secure the lid and shake the jar until you no longer see any lumps. Then you can add some of the mixture to the food and stir well. This will assure you will have no lumps in the food.
You can also substitute flour for cornstarch. You can use the same method as above. The only real difference is that the flour will have an opaque appearance while the cornstarch will have a translucent one. This is the reason why cornstarch is preferred over flour. Cornstarch has many uses other than thickening soup. It can be used to remove grease and blood stains, detangle knots, cure athletes foot and even kill cockroaches.
http://blessingsforlife.com/hometips/cornstarch.htm
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Corn_starch
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