Cornstarch
noun
A white powdery substance made from corn (maize). It's used in cooking to make sauces thicker.
She added a spoonful of cornstarch to the sauce to thicken it.
Often appears as...
- add cornstarch
- mix with cornstarch
noun
A powder made from corn, used in making paper or textiles.
Cornstarch is used as a binder in the production of paper.
Often appears as...
- cornstarch in production
- use of cornstarch
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A white powdery substance made from corn (maize). It's used in cooking to make sauces thicker.
She added a spoonful of cornstarch to the sauce to thicken it.
Often appears as...
- add cornstarch
- mix with cornstarch
noun
A powder made from corn, used in making paper or textiles.
Cornstarch is used as a binder in the production of paper.
Often appears as...
- cornstarch in production
- use of cornstarch
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Thickener
Cornstarch is primarily used in cooking to achieve a thicker consistency in liquids like soups and sauces.
The gravy was too runny, so he whisked in some cornstarch.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat Activation
Cornstarch needs gentle heat to activate thickening but can become clumpy if heated too quickly.
Slowly heat the pudding so the cornstarch can thicken it evenly.
Pro Tip 3/3Clumping Avoidance
To prevent clumps, cornstarch is often mixed with cold water before adding to hot liquids.
Mix the cornstarch with cold water first, then pour the mixture into the hot broth.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Thickener
Cornstarch is primarily used in cooking to achieve a thicker consistency in liquids like soups and sauces.
The gravy was too runny, so he whisked in some cornstarch.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat Activation
Cornstarch needs gentle heat to activate thickening but can become clumpy if heated too quickly.
Slowly heat the pudding so the cornstarch can thicken it evenly.
Pro Tip 3/3Clumping Avoidance
To prevent clumps, cornstarch is often mixed with cold water before adding to hot liquids.
Mix the cornstarch with cold water first, then pour the mixture into the hot broth.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Thickener
Cornstarch is primarily used in cooking to achieve a thicker consistency in liquids like soups and sauces.
The gravy was too runny, so he whisked in some cornstarch.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat Activation
Cornstarch needs gentle heat to activate thickening but can become clumpy if heated too quickly.
Slowly heat the pudding so the cornstarch can thicken it evenly.
Pro Tip 3/3Clumping Avoidance
To prevent clumps, cornstarch is often mixed with cold water before adding to hot liquids.
Mix the cornstarch with cold water first, then pour the mixture into the hot broth.
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Video examples
The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
You can use flour and water, or cornstarch and water. I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
Video examples
Making Custard PIPE Live...
custard utilizes ingredients that we tend to have a lot of so I want to teach you how to make custard all you need is milk eggs and honey and then you can add some flour or cornstarch and some vanilla okay all right let's just use up
Video examples
The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
You can use flour and water, or cornstarch and water. I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
Video examples
Making Custard PIPE Live...
custard utilizes ingredients that we tend to have a lot of so I want to teach you how to make custard all you need is milk eggs and honey and then you can add some flour or cornstarch and some vanilla okay all right let's just use up
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Batters are made by combining some sort of flour - usually wheat flour, though cornstarch and rice flour are not uncommon - with a liquid and optional leavening or binding ingredients, like eggs and baking powder.
Quote examples
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Batters are made by combining some sort of flour - usually wheat flour, though cornstarch and rice flour are not uncommon - with a liquid and optional leavening or binding ingredients, like eggs and baking powder.
Example 1 of 1
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