Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTIL if you want to make a powdered drink like hot chocolate or cup-a-soup, add a tiny amount of water to the powder and make a paste before adding the hot water to avoid clumping.message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareTIL if you want to make a powdered drink like hot chocolate or cup-a-soup, add a tiny amount of water to the powder and make a paste before adding the hot water to avoid clumping.Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIf you add hot water to corn starch, you’re gonna have a bad time. And clumps. (Use cold water to make the paste, then add that to the heated liquid you want to thicken via corn starch, FYI.)
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoUsually I mix cold water and starch in a jar and shake the fuck out of it, then pour it into the sauce or soup or whatever
If you add hot water to corn starch, you’re gonna have a bad time. And clumps.
(Use cold water to make the paste, then add that to the heated liquid you want to thicken via corn starch, FYI.)
Usually I mix cold water and starch in a jar and shake the fuck out of it, then pour it into the sauce or soup or whatever