water

Hi all, Probably one of the most important things to consider, before we even get to discussing food, is the quality of water we consume - whether we drink it, cook with it, rinse food with it etc. I'm sure the water quality we have access to will vary based on where you all live. For me...

Hello everyone. I thawed a turkey today via the water method. I followed the directions, changing the water every 30 minutes. After I got done, I read on the internet that the turkey had to be cooked immediately??!! I was planning on cooking it tomorrow. I left it on the counter for about...

Do you drink water every day? I have to confess I rarely drink it on its own. I drink it in tea or occasionally coffee but that is all. I recently read a interview with a celebrity who said she drank two litres of water per day. I think she thought it was 'healthy'. Is drinking water really...

I have gotten on an infused water kick. I started with a cucumber infusion. Really nice. Refreshing and bright. I tried peaches but did not get much flavor. A strawberry/raspberry infusion was next. Yummy! Both tart and sweet. Cucumber/Ginger had all of brightness of the cucumber with...

@morning glory asked in another thread if electric tea kettles were common in the US. I can't speak for the entire US because we are such a varied country. First, I want to address the water issue. In some parts of the US, the water is almost undrinkable. Out here, we have water stores. We...

I've just come home from a weekend at my parents and the thought struck me how quickly I'd got used to their hard water. We have very soft water and one of the first things I did was wash up a water bottle and a flask, but I squirted far too much washing up liquid in and I had to rinse...

I'm curious about your drinking water. Personally I have lived more than half my life on a private water supply which means that I am more than used to untreated water. Usually it has been through a sand trap to filter out larger debris but it remains untreated. When I lived in the Lake...

Published earlier this month, edible packaging made from water has won joint first prize in the UK round of an European competition for more sustainable products. www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/10/edible-water-bottle-to-cause-a-splash-at-eu-sustainability-awards