The Uses of Cream of Tartar in Cooking and Beyond

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Cream of Tartar, known by some as potassium hydrogen tartrate, is an acidic salt. It has many different used in the kitchen. Interestingly, grapes are the main producer of tartaric acid, from which this ingredient is derived. One of the best known uses of the ingredient in most kitchens is with beaten egg whites. It […]

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Cream of Tartar

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Cream of tartar is a by-product of the wine industry. A crystalline acid forms on the insides of wine barrels. The barrels are then scraped and the sediment is purified and ground to form cream of tartar. Cream of tartar is used to stabilize egg whites when making meringue, or as an addition to certain […]

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