Note to self...

[Greymouser]

Do not cook with Linseed, especially ground Linseed.
I just cooked some Buckwheat for tea, which I normally do on its own first, then combine it with other stuff. This time, stupid me thought I will save a pan and cook it together with whole and ground Linseed. I got a scum/ layer of slime on the top of the pan, the consistency of snot! 😱

I assume it is from the Linseed, but no one told me to not cook with it. I have had to get rid of the first batch ( It looked very unappetising... ) and have just done another without the ground Linseed, still got some slime though. I will add the whole to some onion; mushroom; roasted pumpkin and spice in a little while.

 

[mikeyB]

Ah, the snot. Vinegar and salt should destroy it, but that may unbalance the flavours unless you are very imaginative🙂

 

[Sally W]

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Do not cook with Linseed, especially ground Linseed.
I just cooked some Buckwheat for tea, which I normally do on its own first, then combine it with other stuff. This time, stupid me thought I will save a pan and cook it together with whole and ground Linseed. I got a scum/ layer of slime on the top of the pan, the consistency of snot! 😱

I assume it is from the Linseed, but no one told me to not cook with it. I have had to get rid of the first batch ( It looked very unappetising... ) and have just done another without the ground Linseed, still got some slime though. I will add the whole to some onion; mushroom; roasted pumpkin and spice in a little while.

Ground linseed cooks fine in bread. I make a lovely spinach bread with linseeds. Must be the way it’s cooked.

 

[Radders]

It works well in stuffed mushrooms and nut roast too. Sounds like it’s combining it with water that causes the problem?