One bottle of wine I bought for Thanksgiving is corked. I threw away the receipt for it so there is no way for me to get it refunded. Can it be used for cooking? Does anybody know? Bought one as a present and glad that I didn't give it to my friend because I was bringing a lot of food over and didn't want my friend to feel like I was dominating dinner he was hosting. Anyways, any suggestions?

I don't think corked wine is bad for you and, yes, I would use it for cooking. I often use left-over wine that's been opened for a while in marinades or as a vinegar substitute in sauces, so I don't see why you couldn't use it in instances like that!

Alan

Thanks! I will try that.

One bottle of wine I bought for Thanksgiving is corked. I threw away the receipt for it so there is no way for me to get it refunded. Can it be used for cooking? Does anybody know? Bought one as a present and glad that I didn't give it to my friend because I was bringing a lot of food over and didn't want my friend to feel like I was dominating dinner he was hosting. Anyways, any suggestions?

hitoallusa its always been my understanding if you wouldn't drink it don't cook with it:)

Yes, you can cook with it as long as the cooking temperature reaches the boiling point - that will kill of any bacteria that might have appeared. Not that there is likely to be that much the alcohol itself slows down bacterial growth and it hasn't been very long since thanksgiving.

hitoallusa its always been my understanding if you wouldn't drink it don't cook with it:)

Ditto.

Yes, you can cook with it as long as the cooking temperature reaches the boiling point - that will kill of any bacteria that might have appeared. Not that there is likely to be that much the alcohol itself slows down bacterial growth and it hasn't been very long since thanksgiving.

It is not a question of contamination but of oxidation. Between the ph and the alcohol not many kinds of bugs can survive. Acetobacter is one of the few, and most common, and it gives us vinegar.

Acetobacter is a genus of acetic acid bacteria characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen. ... from Wikipedia

Right.

But being slightly vinegary won't keep it from being a cooking wine, just slightly alter the flavor.

If it tastes like ass in a glass, it will taste like ass in the food.

If you like that flavor....

OF COURSE a corked bottle of wine can be used for cooking. Just as in drinking where a great bottle of wine taste great a great bottle of wine makes food taste great. When I cook I usually have a good bottle a wine opened to drink. A glass for me and some wine for the food. The more I drink the more I put in the food and thus the better the food tastes.

Right.

But being slightly vinegary won't keep it from being a cooking wine, just slightly alter the flavor.

Here is my last take on the question: Why gamble on it in a nice dish and take a chance of ruining the dish or at least compromising it. If you are going to use it in an unremarkable dish then why bother.

Now if you just want to do an experiment and the knowlege gained outweighs the food and effort lost then... full speed ahead. Sacrifices must be made for science.

But, corked wine is used in cooking all the time and it doesn't fuck with the taste.

Hell, I don't drink wine, I just cook with it and sometimes the bottle I use lasts for weeks and weeks because I don't add that much to the cooking process and it always turns out fine.

Wow I find guys who don't drink sexy... It seems that they are in control...

I do drink, just not wine. It makes me sick very easily.

Wow I find guys who don't drink sexy...

I never give tipsy guys a second glance. Well, almost never.

Booze is the secret to getting hot straight guys.