Welcome to Kitchen Queries, where the nigella.com team will answer your cooking or food related questions.  We’d love you to submit some of your recipe problems, dilemmas or queries for us to get our teeth into!

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• Where does one find garlic oil please?

  Nigella often recommends garlic oil. However, it is not available in our local shops. Moreover homemade garlic oil can be dangerous as it can cause botulinism. So how can I acquire it please?

  Posted by felix. Answered on 19th Feb 2011 at 12.00

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• Used by Nigella - metal scoops and pastry blender

  i've seen in nigella's ep's were shes using a tool to rub flour into butter, looks like a D shape... What is it called? 

  Hi, I love the oval metal scoops Nigella has used on the last series. I have searched everywhere and am having no luck in being able to find anything like the one Nigella uses. Please help me and advise where I may be able to purchase one. Nigella is an inspiration and once again we have eaten yet another recipe, this one from the iphone app, which has been delicious. I just also made some cereal bars out of Nigella express - they are just cooling as I write this. Thank you Michelle

  Posted by nadjasm. Answered on 18th Feb 2011 at 12.00

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• Using duck eggs instead of hen's eggs

  It states in your books that you use large organic eggs, which I presume are hens eggs, my question is would it be ok to use organic duck eggs please?

  Posted by shomari. Answered on 17th Feb 2011 at 12.00

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