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Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <battlefield-4>
Title: Where are all of the collectibles located in Battlefield 4?
Question: I noticed in my battlelog, that you can find collectibles in the campaign.     Screenshot I took in the battlelog under the first mission  Where are these located in each mission?

Answers:
sents: text: Doom49, a well-known Battlefield YouTuber has posted this video with locations of the dogtags.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/6418/tombull89
score: 3
sents: text: I found one in the very first room you can go into on the first mission, it's a knife stuck into the wall
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/58505/Schaeden
score: 2
sents: text: The AKE-971 is in TASHGAR, on top of the roof of a 3 story building just before you rescue some Marines defending a bridge.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/15241/Ampersand
score: 2
sents: text: For the third mission, there is a dogtag in the room on the right just before the two guys whose fixing the light
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/54417/Paf
score: 2
sents: text: Stuff like that is hidden for a reason - to get you to explore your suroundings a bit without just rushing through.
text: I've played the campaign once so far, without necessarily trying to find every unlockable at the first try.
text: Ignore them for now, and enjoy the story (as generic as it might be).
text: The actual items are hidden in different ways.
text: Here's what I've found out so far (not really interested in looking up walkthroughs already): Weapon unlocks can be found in one of two ways: Dropped by killed enemies (just pick them up holding down R to pick them up; you can drop them immediately).
text: Just being there (again, pick them up and drop them if you want to).
text: Tis is especially true for the bigger anti-armor sidearms like missile and grenade launchers.
text: Dog Tags are hidden in one of two possible ways:
text: Granted for special actions, for example the final three dog tags are awarded based on your choice during the finale.
text: Granted for interacting with special objects (activated using E ).
text: Two examples (spoiler for first and last mission): You can pull a knife out of one of the school's boards and you'll find one collectible on one of sick bay's beds.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/5486/Mario
score: 1
sents: text: There is a knife stuck in a wall on the way to the Cable Car.
text: Not sure which mission that was.
text: But basically you have to keep on the left hand side.
text: To get there you have to stay on top of the crates and buildings.
text: There is a jump you need to make to a walkway.
text: Then the knife is right in front of you.
text: It was just before a bunch of scaffolding if I remember correctly.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/61380/Talon
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
There's a knife stuck in the wall in the very first room you can go into on the way to the Cable car.
The collectibles in Battlefield 4 are well hidden in spots. In order to find them all, a detailed guide is needed.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <minecraft-bedrock-edition>
Title: How Do You Make Your Sheep Different Colors On Minecraft?
Question: I look all over the web to find how to do it, but all there is are videos on YouTube... And the thing that sucks is my school gave us iPads but they blocked YouTube so I have no way to view them. So how do I get colored sheep?

Answers:
sents: text: Right click the sheep with the corresponding dye in your hand.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/35651/Andalur
score: 6
sents: text: You need the correct items for dyeing sheep then all you do is tap on the sheep with the dye in your hand and it will instantly change to the allocated colour (its babies will also be that colour.)
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/46830/Oliver Tighe
score: 1
sents: text: If you are in creative, simply find the dye in your inventory and put it in your hand.
text: Then, all you have to do is hold down on them like you would hold down on a block when you want to destroy it.
text: In survival, the same rules apply but you must make the dye first.
text: You can dye both adult and baby sheep, and the baby will grow up into the color you died it.
text: If you use the sheer and shave a sheep while it is died, you will get that color wool.
text: (Ex: shave a pure sheep to get purple wool.)
text: They will grow back white.
text: It is possible to dye them back to white.
text: I hope this helps!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/71772/user71772
score: 1
sents: text: You make the color of dye you want to use (Dye crafting recipes are here ) and hold down on the sheep with the dye in your hand.
text: Ta da!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/80810/Film Monkey
score: 1
sents: text: There should be guides on how to craft each dye in survival on the Minecraft Wiki, so when you get the dye, all you need to do is hold the Right Mouse and Ta-da!
text: You have a colorful sheep!And
text: if your in creative, all you have to do is get the dye out and right click.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/108683/xXPikminXx
score: 1
sents: text: I have found that if you have two adult sheep that are different colors (Red/Blue, White/Red etc) and you breed them, their babies will be a mix of those colors.
text: However, I have tried mixing Cyan and Pink, but their babies were either Cyan or pink.
text: I believe the 'mixing' will only work with primary colors.
text: (i.e. not Cyan and pink etc)
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/125121/Nyn
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
You need the correct items for dyeing, then Right click the sheep. There should be guides on how to craft each dye in survival on the Minecraft Wiki.
In order to dye a sheep, you just apply any dye from hand or breed colored sheep.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <starbound>
Title: Starbound - Any way to detect mineral in the ground without having to dig?
Question: Can we create a kind of sonar / scanner to scan for deep resources ?

Answers:
sents: text: As of 1.0, you can create an Ore Detector at an Agricultural Station .
text: When used, a green circle is emitted which temporarily highlights any ores in a block color: From my testing, this seems to highlight all ores but coal.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/54474/SirBenet
score: 13
sents: text: Actually, there is a way to do this.
text: If you have the matter manipulator out, it highlights any blocks the cursor is over, even if it's out of mining range.
text: This allows you to see any block on the screen simply by mousing over it.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/15092/SaintWacko
score: 7
sents: text: Nope, no such technology exists.
text: The best you can do is light the dirt to see about 6-8 blocks into it.
text: Beyond that, you're better off just looking underground.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/55285/Zibbobz
score: 5
sents: text: I know this probably isn't what you're looking for
text: but there is another way to find ores in the ground without having to create anything or using the matter manipulator to see
text: , that is to use the command /fullbright
text: having admin privilege.
text: (I don't recommend that, it would spoil the fun)
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/152865/Foami
score: 2
sents: text: If you're into mods, there are alternatives to the Ore Detector .
text: The Illuminated Ores removes the need for a detector and instead makes all ores glow and thus revealing their positions.
text: Alternatively, the Ground-penetrating Radar Station works the same as an Ore detector, but shows a wider range and is stationary (without digging it up and placing it again of course).
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/75275/aytimothy
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
you can create an  Ore Detector at an Agricultural Station, if you have the matter manipulator out, it highlights any blocks the cursor is over, even if it's out of mining range. The  Illuminated Ores removes the need for a detector and instead makes all ores glow and thus revealing their positions.  
It seems that the most common way to detect ores is using tools, such as ore detector.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <hill-climb-racing>
Title: Which stage is best for getting maximum coins?
Question: In Hill Climb Racing, I lack coins. So, in which stage would I be able to gain the most coins by doing tricks and collecting coins left on the stage?

Answers:
sents: text: I always use the Motocross Bike on the moon stage.
text: When fully upgraded the Motocross Bike spins very quickly (courtesy of the Mid-Air Control upgrade), and when combined with the low gravity of the moon you can get up to 20,000 coins each time you leave the ground.
text: The moon stage is also described as good for farming (coins) on the wiki :
text: Its main characteristic is low gravity.
text: It is also very useful for farming as air times are usually 10000
text: +.
text: Image from the wiki
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/77290/Caleb
score: 7
sents: text: I haven't played in quite a while, but I always found the race car on the highway stage to be a pretty fast way to gather a lot of coins.
text: Quickly reaching the high-value coins seemed to be a pretty efficient way of coin farming.
text: You may also want to look at the answers on this previous question regarding the best vehicle on each stage, since distance directly corresponds to coins earned.
text: (though it doesn't directly answer coins earned over time, which seems to be more along the lines of what you're looking for).
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4775/Dave McClelland
score: 5
sents: text: Moonlander on Moon Level.
text: Right as you start the level just thrust straight up until you reach about 1/4 on Fuel Tank.
text: Just release and fall
text: and you'll end up with 35,000 to 50,000 points within about 20 seconds.
text: Rinse, repeat.
text: You'll run about 1 million points every 8-9 minutes.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/96219/Kyle
score: 3
sents: text: Diesel truck in highway can get you easily 1 million per-run (~9000m).
text: I haven't tried yet but some people report 17000m with the kiddie express, it takes some 33 million to fully upgrade it though (and it's pretty lame before that).
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/92653/donlelek
score: 2
sents: text: Kittie xpress Maxed Out on Highway level, 15-20 million coins per round or more.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/99776/Chris
score: 2
sents: text: Go on the moon backwards with the jeep - you get around 300 coins for air time while going on with jeep and when you get in the air hold the break button and you can get up to 3500 coins.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/99980/o.c.
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Try using the Motocross Bike, Moonlander or the race car to gather a lot of coins.
There are many ways to farm lots of coins in a single run, such as playing the moon stage.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <five-nights-at-freddys-2>
Title: What happens when you don't wind up the music box in Five Nights at Freddy's 2?
Question: What happens when you don't wind up the music box in Five Nights at Freddy's 2?  I'm just wondering. I don't have the game yet, so before I get it I would like to know.

Answers:
sents: text: In five nights at Freddy's 2 the music box is used to keep the marionette in a box.
text: This feature was added so people do not stay in the Freddy Fazbear mask.
text: When in the mask you can not access the camera, which is required to wind up the music box.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/92206/longjacob1
score: 5
sents: text: So the marionnette can't get out of the box.
text: It was added because when you are in Freddy Fazzbears head, you do no have access to the cameras.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/92397/jordan
score: 2
sents: text: The puppet pops out if you don't wind up the music box for a while, but it'll take a while for it to pop out
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/92443/user92443
score: 2
sents: text: If you do not wind up the music box the marionette (puppet) will pop out of it, although it may take a while for it to pop out.
text: It was also made so people do not stay in the Freddy mask all the time because you need to access the music by using the camera
text: and you cannot use the camera with the mask on because that would not be scary.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/92693/Crystal James
score: 2
sents: text: The purpose of winding the music box is in order for the Puppet animatronic not to kill you.
text: It starts to unwind as soon as each night starts except for night 1 when it starts unwinding later.
text: As I stated the Puppet will hunt you down if it unwinds all of the way and once that happens there is no way to put the Puppet back.
text: This and foxy are the two preventative measures stopping you from just sitting there with the Freddy Mask on.
text: Also, if you do get the game, take note of when you hear "Pop Goes the Weasel".
text: This is the tune that plays when the music box unwinds all the way and the Puppet is ready.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/131145/Beminfire
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
This feature was added so people do not stay in the Freddy Fazbear mask. In Freddy Fazzbears head, you do no have access to the cameras. The purpose of winding the music box is in order for the Puppet animatronic not to kill you.
The music box has to be wind up, in order for the player to survive longer.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <steam><steam-family-sharing>
Title: How to make two people play at the same time?
Question: My brother owns Skyrim on steam. We use Steam Family Share, but we were wondering how both of us could play it at the same time?

Answers:
sents: text: Two people are actually able to play at the same time, I've done this myself before and as far as I can tell steam has done nothing to block this.
text: If anyone can prove it's not legal/within their terms then please comment below.
text: If you both share a game on steam, then both of you download the game.
text: If one of you goes into offline mode, you can play at the same time.
text: This obviously blocks online features such as saving to the cloud and online gameplay but considering skyrim is single player ( without mods
text: ) it shouldn't be a problem.
text: This will also not work with games that are DRM which require you to be online to start play.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/143457/S.Wessels
score: 23
sents: text: Two people can't play at the same moment on Steam Family Sharing.
text: Family Sharing FAQ clearly states this: Can two users share a library and both play at the same time?
text: No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/87186/Ave
score: 20
sents: text: This is completely possible depending on the game (usually games that do not connect to the internet).
text: After setting up family sharing, the person who owns the game must start the game.
text: After the game is running, go to steam and go into offline mode.
text: Now the second person can use family sharing.
text: I've done this numerous times with Civ V
text: and i believe should work with Skyrim.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/148316/Christopher Powroznik
score: 8
sents: text: From the steam website FAQ: Q:
text: Can two users share a library and both play at the same time?
text: A:
text: No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/64871/Vahx
score: 4
sents: text: You can't.
text: Family sharing acts as though you were passing the account login back and forth.
text: Only one person can access any given account at one time.
text: So as soon your brother starts a game, you or anyone else is locked out.
text: It will not let you play as though you had two copies of the game.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/95753/Radhil
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
 If one of you goes into offline mode, you can play at the same time. Two people can't play at the same moment on Steam Family Sharing.  
In order for two players to play the same game, via steam library sharing, one user has to play in offline mode.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <pokemon-go>
Title: What is the maximum number of items I can receive from a Pokestop?
Question: While walking around yesterday, I hit a quite a few of Pokestops. A majority of the time, I received anywhere between 2 - 5 items from the Pokestop. After a few hours, I assumed that 5 was the cap. However there was an instance where a received 8 items from the Pokestop.  What is the maximum number of items I can receive from a Pokestop?

Answers:
sents: text: Per IGN - PokeStops , there does not appear to be an overall maximum.
text: There is a maximum number Pokeballs you will receive, as well as randomly receiving various other items as well.
text: (Emphasis my own) Most often, a PokeStop will grant you three to four items at a time.
text: Until you're level 5, PokeStops will grant you exclusively PokeBalls and Pokemon Eggs.
text: Once you reach level 5, at times PokeStops will generate up to six PokeBalls, and other items such as Revives and Potions to use now that your trainer can access Gyms and battle other Pokemon.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/124566/Wondercricket
score: 9
sents: text: Just today I received 9 items for the first time from a pokestop.
text: I have received 8 items several times.
text: Some time ago (don't remember the site)
text: I have read that there isn't actually a random in receiving a -x- number of items.
text: Every 10th pokestop you will receive the bonus of 6 or more items.
text: Only rule is that it have to be 10 different stops (so without taking a stop for 2nd time before receiving the bonus)I have used this info alot and its true and helps alot.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/164144/Peter
score: 5
sents: text: The other day I had just woken up
text: I got 21
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/171895/VasectomyLOL
score: 4
sents: text: The number of items you receive from a PokeStop is random.
text: You can receive from 3 to 9 items from a PokeStop, but the most common amount is 3-5.
text: There is also an XP bonus if you receive more than 6 items from a PokeStop.
text: If you get 3-6 items, you receive the regular 50 XP.
text: If you get 7-9 items from a PokeStop, you will get 100 XP.
text: Update:
text: content above the horizontal line is based on information from the last time I played, in late August.
text: With the new app updates, it is possible to get numerous items, up to 15 and more!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/122845/Vincent T
score: 3
sents: text: The number of items you can get from a PokéStop at once (not counting the streak bonus) is 3–9: if you are in 1–6 day streak, double the items, if the seventh day of the streak; assuming that 9–15 items or even greater will drop.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/172595/333-blue
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
There does not appear to be an overall maximum. The number of items you receive is random.
It doesn't have an overall maximum and is random.
Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <no-mans-sky>
Title: How do I heal my ship in No Man's Sky?
Question: If my shield (or my hazard protection) fails and my body takes damage, I can get health from all sorts of things: wall dispensers, shiny artifacts, plants, helpful aliens, etc.  What about when my ship's shields fail and it takes damage?  How can I heal that?  (My current ship started out with 5 or 6 little ship icons below its shield bar; now it has only 2.)

Answers:
sents: text: Quitting the game and starting up again seems to have done the trick.
text: My ship was back to 6 little health icons when I did that.
text: Note: In this case my game actually crashed (because PS4), so I'm only assuming that quitting the game would have had the same effect.
text: (The save point that reloaded was from a couple minutes before the game crash, which was several hours after my ship was damaged.)
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/50264/dg99
score: 6
sents: text: At the very least, you can talk to the NPC in a space station, and providing you have the appropriate rank with them you can ask them for repairs, which should repair your ship.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/145420/SGR
score: 5
sents: text: I've noticed when docked at a planet based trade station (a multi platformed one) that when I went back to my ship the damage was repaired.
text: Earlier in the same play session I'd stopped at a space station in hopes of recovering ship health and it didn't happen.
text: I don't often get into ship combat, and when I do I usually die, so this is the only instance of ship repair I can account for.
text: Not sure if this was the actual cause for repair or if traveling a good distance (shields maxed, like how your health recovers) had played a factor into it, but I'm pretty sure it only happened after visiting the planet trade station.
text: If you encounter a similar experience I'd love to know.
text: Hope this helps.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/164211/Ebril
score: 2
sents: text: Park in a space station and let it autosave.
text: Then restore current saved game and your ship health will be full.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/167212/SleepyInsomniac
score: 2
sents: text: Aside from the answers given by the other answerers, warping also seems to repair ship health damage, which is fine if you aren't interested in exploring that system.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/150779/LiveMynd
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Park in a space station and let it autosave.  You can also quit the game and start up again.
Try quitting the game and starting it again. Or park in a space station and autosave. Warping also does the same.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <substitutions><milk><allergy><sour-cream><dairy-free>
Title: Is there a milk-free sour cream?
Question: Is there some kind of milk-free sour cream available, to use as substitute due to an allergy?

Answers:
sents: text: There are cultured soy and coconut milk products (generally sold with yogurt) which can be used as a sour cream substitute; it's frequently advisable to add a little extra vinegar or lemon juice as these products don't generally provide as much kick as real sour cream.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/75/Guildencrantz
score: 11
sents: text: Sour Supreme is one brand of soy-based, non-dairy substitute.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/51/Janelle
score: 8
sents: text: You can create many vegan variations with silken through extra firm tofus; from ricotta cheese on down to sour cream.
text: There are many recipes out there for making your own sour cream .
text: The problem with some brands, such as Sour Supreme (whose product is very authentic to taste), is that (in responding to the vegan tag) some of their products contain casein (an animal by-product).
text: If you're just lactose intolerant then full steam ahead, but if you're vegan that is a choice you will have to make.
text: Some vegans have no objection to casein or other similar trace additives, others do.
text: Some do not eat honey because it can contain animal parts, others do eat it.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/15/mfg
score: 7
sents: text: The Tofutti Sour Supreme does not contain casein, and is a great vegan substitute for sour cream.
text: Avoid Yoso, for some reason it is sweet, it was disgusting on tacos, I also found that both their sour cream and yogurt taste powdery.
text: As someone mentioned above there are lots of recipes for making your own using silken tofu, lemon juice and I can't remember what else (I remember making one from the cookbook La Dolce Vegan that was pretty good).
text: Another amazing veg product is Vegenaise, it is a mayo replacement, but it tastes great in place of sour cream on potatoes and some other recipes, depending on what you like.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/2362/user2362
score: 2
sents: text: Vegan Gourmet Sour Cream Substitute is dairy-free, casein-free, does not contain any hydrogenated oils, and is very delicious.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/2376/Gail
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
Several soy and coconut milk-based products exist, including the Tofutti Sour Substitute and Vegan Gourmet Sour Cream Substitute, but it may be advisable to add extra vinegar or lemon juice to more closely match the flavour. You can also make substitutes for sour cream and other products using tofu.
There are many vegan alternatives on the market. You can also create your own using tofu or add vinegar or lemon juice to vegan cream.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <grilling><meat><hamburgers>
Title: Why do burgers sometimes fall apart on the grill?
Question: Sometimes when cooking a burger I have had it completely fall apart for no apparent reason. Is this due to using a ground meat that is too lean? I don't add anything to the meat and don't spend too much time working the meat in forming the patty.

Answers:
sents: text: In addition to the fat content, making sure the meat is cold while forming can help.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/40/Tesserex
score: 8
sents: text: I generally find that you need a binding agent in the pattie to ensure it stays together - either egg or breadcrumbs work well.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/141/LeopardSkinPillBoxHat
score: 5
sents: text: I always use a patty press when I make my burgers since it compacts them really well and helps them stick together.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/61/Bryant
score: 4
sents: text: Freezing patties before cooking them keeps them much more solid on the grill until they're cooked enough to hold together and reduces the amount of sticking to the grill.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/47/Eclipse
score: 3
sents: text: Try refrigerating the patties uncovered for an hour after forming.
text: This will give the proteins time to cement together and can give seasonings time to meld.
text: Handle gently while cooking as jwiley suggests.
text: Alternately you could a finer chop or work it with your hands or a mixer.
text: The more it's worked the stickier it gets.
text: But that kind of texture might not be what you are shooting for.
text: Cheers
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/24641/Greg
score: 3
sents: text: Your guess is correct.
text: Sometimes it also sticks to the grill and gets damaged while turning it .
text: You can use a bit of vegetable oil to make the grill surface less sticky.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/112/Zepplock
score: 2
sents: text: How long into the process are you turning it over?
text: In my experience I try to only flip the burger once, after the side it is first cooking on is done (you can see browning on the edge of the patty).
text: If you try to flip it too soon before the meat has had a chance to fully cook on one side, the meat won't be done enough on that side to hold the rest of the patty together, and it will fall apart much easier.
text: Oil isn't going to help keep the beef together, the high saturated fats in the meat should be enough to handle this.
text: I'd suggest either using a spatula large enough to fit under the size of the patty you're making, or letting it cook longer before trying to flip.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/9973/JWiley
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
You can add egg or breadcrumbs as a binding agent, and compact the patty with a burger press. Chilling or freezing the patties first can keep them together until they are cooked.
Make sure your meat is very cold and think about using a patty press or adding a binding agent.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <substitutions><gelling-agents><gelatin>
Title: What are alternative gelling agents to gelatine? And what are their properties?
Question: I recently was making some orange jelly which was going to be dipped in chocolate.  I couldn't use gelatine to set the jelly as it returned to a liquid below the temperature of the melted chocolate.  What other gelling agents could I have used, and what are their properties?  I'd like to expand my knowledge of what does what so I can choose the best agent for setting a jelly in a particular situation.

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sents: text: For your application you may want to use agar.
text: It is easy to find, gels at room temperature, and will remain so to about 90C.
text: The acidity of the orange juice will slowly (a few days) break down the agar, but it should give you enough time for a dish.
text: Other agents include: sodium alginate carrageenan xantham gum
text: A good description of the gelling agents from a cooking perspective can be found in the sites on molecular gastronomy such as tech blog of the French Culinary Institute or Martin Lersch's hydrocolloid recipe collection.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/183/papin
score: 12
sents: text: Corn starch will set acid fruit to a soft jelly, but it will go very soft at high temperatures.
text: If you coat sweet moulds with chocolate and cool them well, you can fill them quite successfully with cooled but not yet set jellies.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/None/
score: 4
sents: text: You might try modified tapioca starch, if you can heat the base of the jelly enough to set the starch; I've only used the regular form, but the processing of "modified" tapioca is supposed to remain stable at temperature (somewhere near 50C)
text: I'm also not sure how well tapioca handles acids (which 'orange jelly' might be); I know agar has issues with acid.
text: For a list and description of alternative gelling agents, see Cook's Thesaurus:
text: Gelatins (and possibly, Starch Thickeners )
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/67/Joe
score: 3
sents: text: The only ones I'm familiar with are" Leaf gelatine - made from animal protein Powdered gelatine - made from animal protein
text: Agar Agar - made from seaweed Arrowroot - made from plant material
text: Pectin - made from plant material Any of the above are, suitable for making a variety of items.
text: such as jam, jellies, marmalades etc.
text: The degree of 'firmness' of the product is related to the quantity of gelling agent to the amount of water.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/115/Pulse
score: 2
sents: text: I haven't used it, but I've heard that Agar-agar can be used to solidify hot things.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/122/jumoel
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Agar and tapioca starch can remain solid at higher temperatures, but cornstarch will go soft. Increasing the amount of gelling agent will increase the firmness.
You can make firmer jellies by adding more setting agent. Agar agar would work well in this case. You can also use corn starch and modified tapioca.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <food-safety><shellfish><mussels>
Title: How do you know when mussels are done?
Question: I bought 1/2 pound of mussels and cooked them in a cast iron skillet with a little white wine and some shrimp stock on boiling heat.  Almost all of them opened after about 15 minutes, some did not. The ones that opened were done perfectly, and those were the ones I served.  Still, in the future - should I just throw away the rest, or would a few more minutes in the skillet be in order?

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sents: text: You should throw them out.
text: Mussels that don't open were quite possibly dead and decomposing for an unknown period of time prior to cooking.
text: You don't want to take a chance here.
text: Just in case future readers don't know, mussels, clams, and other in-shell shellfish are still alive when you buy them, and they should be still alive when you cook them.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/60/hobodave
score: 23
sents: text: In the future, I would recommend the following: When washing the mussels before cooking, if any are slightly open try gently closing them.
text: If they react by snapping closed themselves or they stay shut, it means the mussels are alive and well.
text: If instead they react by immediately popping back open, throw them out (they are dead).
text: I've found that the majority of the dead mussels are slightly open before cooking; they rarely are completely, tightly closed.
text: Using this method, when you actually cook the mussels, you have a reasonably good idea that they are all alive and therefore safe to eat, regardless of whether or not they open all the way during cooking.
text: After cooking there will likely be none that are closed, but if there are, there will likely be few and you can discard them if you like.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/5600/ESultanik
score: 13
sents: text: When mussels don't open when cooked, it means that they were dead before you cooked them.
text: Don't eat them you risk becoming very very sick.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/None/
score: 8
sents: text: A friend of mine (professional cook) told met to steam mussels extra hot, lid closed.
text: In about 5' they should be open and done.
text: They are done when they open.
text: Don't leave them cooking any longer than necessary as they'll toughen up.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/641/BaffledCook
score: 2
sents: text: As far as I know, if you spray fresh live mussels with cold water they will open slightly.
text: If they don't open, throw them out.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7399/Phil Peace
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Mussels that do not open when cooked were probably already dead and decomposing for an unknown length of time. Before cooking, try gently closing mussels that are slightly open, and spray closed mussels with cold water — they should open slightly if they are alive.
Mussels that don't open when cooked should be thrown away. Try to spot any open ones when washing and try to close them to see if they are still alive.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <substitutions><eggs>
Title: How do you halve a recipe that calls for 1 egg?
Question: How do you halve a recipe that calls for 1 egg?  Clarification: I do not want to have to make the full recipe just to use half and I don't have powdered egg substitute.

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sents: text: Crack the egg into a cup or bowl, whisk it, and measure out half of the contents.
text: If you use eggs frequently, you could probably save the other half for a day or two – otherwise, it's like 8 cents out of your pocket.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/219/ceejayoz
score: 29
sents: text: Freeze the egg and carefully saw in half, end to end.
text: Thaw and you're good to go :)
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/624/Adam Shiemke
score: 24
sents: text: Measure half by weight.
text: Simply crack an egg into a bowl on a zeroed scale, note the weight.
text: Beat the egg with a whisk or fork until combined.
text: Rezero your scale with a new empty dish and pour half the egg by weight into it.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/60/hobodave
score: 11
sents: text: Depending on the recipe and number of eggs total, you can separate the white from the yolk.
text: This doesn't work well if you're dealing with just one egg total (throws the fat content too far off), but I've done this when going from 3 -> 1 1/2 with good success in baking recipes.
text: I've also used it to fine-tune the amount of fat in the recipe if I didn't like the original consistency.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/161/acrosman
score: 4
sents: text: Depending on what you're making, there may be a good egg substitute other than that powdered stuff.
text: e.g. if you are making some kind of baked good, I've had good results from using bananas or apple sauce.
text: (bananas sometimes add a banana-y flavour though...
text: which is often a welcome addition :-))
text: There are a wide variety of egg substitutes out there, and each lend themselves to different kinds of recipes...
text: Perhaps one of these could solve your problem.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/725/TJ Ellis
score: 3

Summary of the answers:
Whisk the egg and measure out half, or see whether the recipe allows you to separate the egg or use a substitute.
You can either whisk the egg up and pour out half, separate the yolk and just use that, or use an egg substitute.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <baking><substitutions><oil><butter>
Title: Substituting butter for oil: Does it matter for baked goods?
Question: When a recipe (like for muffins) calls for vegetable oil, does it matter if I substitute the oil for butter because I want that buttery taste in the muffins?  Do I need to compensate for the difference by adding/subtracting the amount of butter added?

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sents: text: Butter is at most 82% oil and the rest is water.
text: So, you're going to need to add more butter for the same amount of oil.
text: Besides, you need to adjust the liquid content accordingly since you are going to have more water than you planned.
text: If you are going to use the same amount of oil, then it will not make any difference other than the taste.
text: Just make sure they are of same state (i.e. melted butter instead of vegetable oil or vice versa)
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/207/Recep
score: 13
sents: text: If you're making something like muffins, then in my experience the water content is a non-issue.
text: Yes, there's some water.
text: But muffin batter has such a broad range of tolerance that as long as you're basically familiar with the target consistency it'll be fine.
text: That said, the amount of oil or butter that goes into a batch of muffins is not really enough to impart much butter flavor.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/557/Pointy
score: 12
sents: text: You'd be better off using clarified butter than melted butter, as butter is about 15% water, and could affect the texture if not compensated for properly.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/67/Joe
score: 7
sents: text: If I am substituting butter for oil, I like to do a mixture of 1/2 butter and half shortening, this allows the richness of the butter as well as keeping the consistency of the recipe.
text: I also add clear butter extract (flavoring) to the recipe.
text: I use about 1/2 tsp butter extract per 1/2c of shortening and cream the butter/shortening mixture with eggs, sugar and vanilla first before I add any other ingredients.
text: I also substitute shortening for butter sometimes, only I also add 1tbs of water per 1/2c shortening along with the extract.
text: Hope this helps!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/40286/Melissa Burgess
score: 2
sents: text: two options spring to mind:1) consider either adding butter flavoring (I have only seen the imitation version int eh extract flavoring options at the stores) 2) or just adding a little butter to the batter (substituting part or even just throwing in the leftovers of a stick)
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/19130/jenny
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Butter is over 15% water, so you should add more butter, clarified butter or a mixture of butter and shortening to ensure a similar consistancy.
Use a mixture of butter and shortening or butter with a little liquid.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <storage-method><vegetables><culinary-uses><squash>
Title: How should I use extra summer squash?
Question: My CSA delivers me a lot of summer squash, more than I can actually find the time to cook in a week. Can I freeze the remainder in some way? Is there a quick recipe I should be making that stores well? I'm not thinking primarily of meals here -- if I had the time to cook dinners more regularly I wouldn't be overwhelmed -- but of things I can store for a while.

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sents: text: I feel your pain.
text: If only I liked summer squash better...
text: You definitely can freeze squash -- thick slice it, blanch it in salty water briefly until almost tender, transfer to an ice bath until it's chilled, bag it, and put in the freezer.
text: Later, thaw and use with recipes that don't require ultra-crisp squash.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/982/Peter V
score: 5
sents: text: I blanch it, run it under cold water or put into ice water to stop any further cooking.
text: Then I pat dry and store individual portions in the freezer.
text: I love to make fritters with them and this makes it easy to do, not to mention it is a great way to save the wonderful flavors of summer squash.
text: Hope this is helpful.
text: SORRY
text: , I see somebody else already answered.
text: Still, now you know at least two of us agree that squash can be frozen. :-)
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1229/kiamlaluno
score: 5
sents: text: If you have recipes that take shredded squash (or zucchini while you're at it), you can shred the squash and then place it in a freezer bag and then into the freezer.
text: This works really well for zucchini
text: that's bound for bread, but squash for some soups, bread, or similar uses would work as well.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/161/acrosman
score: 2
sents: text: Have you tried Squash/Pumpkin Ravioli?The filling is very easy to make (Squash, egg, nutmeg, cinnamon, Cream)and freezes very well.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1148/Chris Cudmore
score: 2
sents: text: I slice it and cook 10 min in a little olive oil.
text: Sometimes I add peppers,onions,eggplant,or tomatoes.
text: Freeze in bags and pop into recipes such as sauces,soups, or stews.
text: The squash actually has a bit of crunch to it doing it this way.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7414/Debbie
score: 1
sents: text: I just made refrigerator pickles out of a couple.
text: Treat it just like you do cucumbers.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/4535/baka
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Squash can be sliced, blanched quickly in salt water until almost tender, placed in an ice bath until chilled and then frozen. Squash and zucchini can also be frozen shredded ready for some recipes, or squash can be used in squash/pumpkin ravioli.It can also be pickled to preserve it.
Summer squash can be sliced and frozen or pickled.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <equipment><pizza-stone>
Title: What are other uses for a pizza stone?
Question: I recently acquired a pizza stone to use for baking bread. Other than pizza and bread, are there other uses for it in the kitchen?

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sents: text: A pizza stone can help an older or cheaper oven hold temperature as it will retain heat because of its mass, releasing it when the thermostat turns off the coil and reducing the variability in oven temperature.
text: So, keep your pizza stone in the oven.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/990/Mike Yockey
score: 14
sents: text: Baking bread, pita, crusty French, crusty Italian, etc. Was in a wonderful restaurant in Shanghai where they brought out very hot stones on wooden trays with holders for food on the side which (in my instance) held the largest shrimp I've ever seen and a large assortment of vegetables.
text: We cooked the food on the hot stone and had a great old time, what fun! Ended up with only minor burns:)
text: There are probably a lot of other uses depending on how porous the stone is; if it is granite or something like that, use it for broiling steak after the stone is hot; wouldn't have to flip the steak.
text: Let your mind wander...not too far though; soup, I'm pretty sure, wouldn't work.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7092/Frankie
score: 10
sents: text: I use mine as a heat shield in my grill to create indirect heat for slow smoked BBQ.
text: I also use it to cook pizza on my grill, but that's not really a different use.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/332/Fanzoo
score: 9
sents: text: Ours is good for cookies.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/267/fryguybob
score: 5
sents: text: Heston Blumenthal took all of the racks out of his oven and placed the stone in vertically against the side of the oven and used it as a makeshift tandoor oven to cook naan bread in it.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/14601/Brendan
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
A pizza stone stores a lot of heat and can help an older or cheaper oven retain heat and maintain an even temperature. It can also be used to make a makeshift tandoor oven or as a heat shield on a grill for slow smoked BBQ.
A pizza stone can be left in the oven to improve heat retention of an old oven. You can also use it on a barbecue and for baking cookies.
Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <culinary-uses><barbecue-sauce>
Title: What to do with barbecue sauce
Question: We found a nice recipe lately for barbecue sauce and made 3 variations to test out. The problem is: now we have ~3 pints of homemade barbecue sauce that we need to use before it goes bad. (It won't last nearly as long as store-bought stuff with all of their preservatives).  What are some tasty ways to use up our new sauce?

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sents: text: I like to take a nice center cut pork loin and cook it in a slow cooker (crock pot) for 8 hours in homemade bbq sauce.
text: When it's done, take it out, use two forks to shred it, then put the shredded pieces back into the sauce to coat.
text: Mmmm...homemade pulled pork.
text: Freezes really well in individual portions, too.
text: Another option is to use it to marinade a nice rack of ribs or three, bake it on a very low temperature for a few hours (or as long as a day), and then grill or broil them to finish.
text: I'd say the rib meat probably freezes well too - but ribs never last that long in our house!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1236/stephennmcdonald
score: 7
sents: text: BBQ sauce pizza w/ chicken, red onion, cheddar/american, etc...
text: As sauce for enchiladas, tacos, quesadilas, etc.... BBQ wings.
text: A
text: spicy, cheesy casserole w/ corn, green beans, pasta, etc... Add some to spaghetti sauce for a kick.
text: Obviously, sauce for just about any meat.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1832/Chad
score: 4
sents: text: The weather is a bit warm for it, but I use bbq sauce in my chili when I make it.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/9/Rebecca Chernoff
score: 3
sents: text: We do ribs in an oven (no grill, but this works great on a grill if you have it) for about 2 hours wrapped in foil, remove foil, and add barbecue sauce at the end to cook on.
text: We do a spice rub to begin with.
text: Truly tasty!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1816/justkt
score: 3
sents: text: We make our own pizzas and one thing we like to do is mix BBQ sauce with the tomato puree to go on the base - gives it a bit of a twist from normal pizza.
text: Also, often I'll squirt a bit into shepherds or cottage pie with the meat to make it a bit different from normal.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/2065/Bluebelle
score: 3
sents: text: I haven't tried it with barbecue sauce, but I've had good luck freezing other sauces.
text: Could you freeze it in batches large enough for one generous order of barbecued meat?
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1887/Martha F.
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
You can cook meat in it, add it to pizza and pasta sauces, chili, casseroles and other dishes. It can also be used as a sauce for meats, enchiladas, tacos, quesadilas etc. Finally, you can freeze it in individual portions.
You can use it to baste roasting meat, and mixed into other recipes like spaghetti or pizza. It also freezes well.