Category: Cooking

I have personal news: I went vegan about three or four months ago. Considering that I’ve written thousands of words about how much I love […]

I don’t know how to build something out of them, but I have a few bricks for cooking. Foil-wrapped bricks are very useful in the […]

If you’ve been grilling, you’ve probably set the food on the grill on fire. Are you familiar with skewers with leather steak and perfectly fried […]

Now that we are in the midst of May, and Easter is over, you might think that the time for cream eggs is over. This […]

I love acid. The vast majority of foods, salty or sweet, are enhanced by their bright astringency. There are two main ways to add acid […]

I use my small fryer quite often, especially now when it gets warm and I avoid using the oven at all costs. It’s very versatile […]

Seasoning popcorn with dry seasoning is easy – just shake it up. But there are many fragrances that live outside of this realm. These flavors […]

A few nights ago I watched a video of a woman screaming about potatoes . I still don’t know who this woman was, but the […]

It hasn’t warmed up properly yet, but once it does, three things become reality: I will start to hate using the oven. I want to […]

In terms of flavor and price, bacon fat is hard to beat as a cooking oil. It’s smoky and salty, and – if you’re already […]

About two weeks ago, my deep fryer stopped working. Luckily, the Instant Pot was able to send me a new one (thanks, guarantee!), But those […]

Despite its quirky reputation, much of French cuisine is shockingly simple and even underestimated, which can make it so difficult to master. Oil aside, there […]

I am what most people would call a “good cook,” but I am by no means a good grill . Up until two weeks ago, […]

When it comes to simple and straightforward cooking tips that really improve your kitchen game, Chef Lucas Sin is one of the best Instagram accounts […]

There is something exclusively meat in lamb. I do not mean that he has a lot of meat on his bones – although he can. […]

Moving always requires a certain amount of downsizing, and unfortunately my bag was one of the things I let go of on my last move. […]

For reasons I cannot understand (the 80s and 90s diet), many people my age started out on the journey of making chicken with boneless and […]

I love rice. I like freshly cooked, fluffy and tender, or fried until crispy with a runny egg. It also makes very good, satisfyingly crunchy […]

Many people use buttermilk powder to make a ranch herb mix, which they then use to make their own ranch dressing. This is perfectly reasonable […]

As the weather gets warmer and people continue to get vaccinated, BBQ guys across the country light up their grills and plan their projects. The […]

Angus conjures up the spirit of quality American beef and is used by restaurants and grocery stores alike to promote their products. When I was […]

Of all the baked goods you can make at home, bagels can be the most intimidating. They really shouldn’t be. The dough is easy to […]

I don’t usually season my steaks too much – I love it when the meat speaks for itself – but there is something deeply seductive […]

Most hard-boiled egg recipes will ask you to pour cold water over the eggs, bring them to a boil, then cover and remove from heat […]

There are always at least two different types of oil in my family: I have oil for frying and baking, which is mostly sold in […]

Usually when someone is cooking something in a frying pan, they are limited to the size of that frying pan. This is somewhat true for […]

People “know” that meat comes from animals, but sometimes it’s easy to forget how complex these animals are. A cow’s diet, living conditions, and life […]

Spaghetti is a simple dish that almost anyone can make. Boil some pasta, heat up some sauce (or cook it from scratch), pour the sauce […]

Mashed potatoes are as active as you want them to be. Do you want to clear them? Great. Want to kiss them? Also great. Don’t […]

In many cases, parchment paper and aluminum foil are used interchangeably. Both can be used to line up baking trays so food doesn’t stick to […]

I will not say that deep-frying at home is “not worth it,” but I will say that it is completely unpleasant. It stinks. It’s messy. […]

Non-crusty foods end up in the freezer of almost every major grocery store before I hit puberty, but I didn’t have one until yesterday. Although […]

I am much more likely to re-elect food than underestimate it. I love salt, perhaps more than others, and from time to time the salt […]

Good steaks don’t need brine (wet or dry). They don’t need complicated rubbing. They (usually) don’t need marinades. Good chops may require some of these […]

My mom never cared about cheap Easter candy, but she loved to eat colored eggs. As a child, it shocked and puzzled me, and not […]

Common kitchen wisdom says that hard-boiled eggs need to be “shocked” in an ice bath to stop the cooking process and make them easier to […]

Even the most experienced developer makes mistakes. Combined with a stubborn refusal to measure anything, an unbridled enthusiasm for mayonnaise or a broken mustard bottle […]

Frying a whole head of garlic is one of the easiest ways to improve your meal. Being able to smash a soft, sweet clove into […]

Glutamate is a crystalized flavor enhancer that makes almost any savory food taste good. You can add it to just about any sauce, soup, stew, […]

If you’ve ever taken a basic chemistry course, you know that what we usually call “salt” is just one type of salt. Salt is simply […]