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Randy D

Those of know a lot about cooking, why are condensed milk and evaporated milk not interchangeable with each other in food preparation?

 

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Posted - May 23
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  • 10986
    Basically it comes down to sugar content.  Evaporated milk has little to no sugar, while condensed milk is sweetened (taste them and you'll instantly understand).  If you have no other choice, you "can" substitute evaporated milk for condensed milk by adding sugar, but you should NOT substitute condensed milk for evaporated milk (finished product will be gross in both taste and texture).  
      May 24, 2026 7:53 AM MDT
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  • 53945

     

      What if I use a pair of tweezers to painstakingly remove each and every grain of sugar from the condensed version? It could happen, it could happen!
      Where there’s a will, . . .
      Grrrrrrrr. 
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      May 24, 2026 9:24 PM MDT
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  • 10986
    IF you have a microscopic pair of tweezers (not cosmetic style) and an electron microscope (or very good eyesight), by all means, knock yourself out.  Just remember, the sugar isn't dry "grains" (like table sugar), rather it is combined with a liquid at the molecular level.  That means you're looking for molecules of C12H22O11.
      May 25, 2026 7:49 AM MDT
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  • 53945

     

      And you realize that this is Randy D who has proposed the venture, correct?
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      May 25, 2026 11:15 PM MDT
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  • 10986
    Yeah... I should have remembered that you can't afford an electron microscope since you spent your entire fortune "redecorating" your sub-basement. 

     
      May 26, 2026 7:50 AM MDT
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  • 3295
    If you take Shuhak's advice, please video tape the process from start to finish and send it to me.  I'll make a weekly special out of your journey and make a lot of money.  

    OOO even better than that, I'll make a video game called :"Find the Molecule" and bump "Where's Waldo " out of first place. 


     This post was edited by Honey Dew at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM MDT
      May 25, 2026 4:13 PM MDT
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  • 53945


      Let’s first discuss my cut of the profits, bearing in mind that nothing under 51% will be acceptable. 


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      May 25, 2026 11:18 PM MDT
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