Before you burn another expensive steak or render your grilled chicken breasts inedible, you may want to get to know your grill a little better. Just like the oven in your kitchen, grills have hot spots that tend to cook food faster. Here's how to find them.
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Sour cream and creme fraiche can both add a tangy wallop to dishes whether garnishing flaky fish taco or a velvety chocolate mousse. However, each pearly condiment offers distinct cooking properties thanks to their somewhat subtle differences.
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Colonel Sanders was no doubt successful because he was a perfectionist. But after Sanders sold Kentucky Fried Chicken and became a living mascot for the company, the locations he visited didn't live up to his standards.
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When shopping for bread, you may have noticed that your crusty whole-grain batard from the bakery section comes sleeved in brown paper, while your everyday sandwich slices are packaged in plastic. What's the difference?
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Prince Charles eats a light breakfast followed only by one main meal a day, dinner, while forgoing lunch all together. While this works for the prince, his courtiers are sometimes left wanting.
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As many adults can attest, Oreos pair just as well with coffee as they do with milk. Aware of this not-so-secret, grown-ups only combo, national cookie brand Oreo is reportedly releasing an all new flavor inspired by the duo.
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Melting chocolate appears to be a straightforward task on the road to confectionery nirvana, but anyone who has found themselves staring at a gritty, curdled mess instead of the perfectly smooth, molten sweet they were expecting knows that this technique can be a little trickier than it seems.
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You have to know how to pick the right watermelon. Choose wrong, and you could end up with a fruit that is overripe and mealy or totally flavorless and rock hard.
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Heating your cooking oil past its smoke point can imbue your food with a foul, burnt taste. Not all cooking oils go up in smoke at the same temperature. Depending on the meal, you may want to choose an oil with a high smoke point to prevent your meal from being the low point of your day.
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Do you and your family members ever fight over the burnt ends of a baguette, or a blackened blackened bit of barbecue? Or, do you order your bacon so crispy it's actually burnt, or purposefully letting the popcorn cook for a few minutes past when you can hear the last kernel pop?
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Onion soup makes the house smell like buttery, oniony heaven while you make it and makes you feel like all is right with the world when you eat it. Most people are acquainted with it in one form or another. That form is usually French onion soup or English onion soup.
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If your french toast comes out too eggy or soggy, overly spiced, and drowned in syrup, chances are you're making it the American way. Authentic French toast is golden and crispy on the outside and pillowy and custard-like on the inside.
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Bacon is a popular way to start the morning in many kitchens across the country. However, most people save it for special occasions. Does the weekend count? Given that bacon is somewhat of a hassle to prepare, requires a good deal of cleanup, and people are concerned about the health impact.
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In the Saran-wrapped bowl where you kept last night's leftovers, an ecosystem has formed. It's moist and raining. That would be fine if the contents of your refrigerator were a science project. But now you've got to answer a real-life problem: to eat or not to eat.
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Many longtime lovers of the Golden Arches may have noticed that the french fries today don't taste like the french fries of their youth. While the potatoes have been pretty consistent, the oil they have been cooked in has changed over time.
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Beans are an incredibly versatile food that spans a wide range of varieties and potential uses. Unlike some foods that would be potentially difficult to consume on a daily basis, beans could easily be eaten every day, and perhaps even without the eater getting bored with them.
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With their endlessly customizable burgers, generous servings of fries, and endless complimentary peanuts, it's no surprise that Five Guys has come to be a favorite in the fast-casual sphere. But you might not know the backstory of the guys behind Five Guys.
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If any spouse could spice up a marriage for the long haul, you'd probably expect it to be Mrs. Dash. But Mrs. Dash's marriage must have felt like an infernal mismatch over time because in February 2020, that news broke that Mrs. Dash would not only be salt-free but spouse-free.
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The true reason for the hole in the middle of a Cheez-It cracker is pretty mundane, but its presence is essential to a proper cooking process.
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Mangoes might be one of the trickiest fruits to handle. From choosing a perfectly ripe mango to properly cutting it to avoid wasting any of the delicious fruit, mangoes are fairly high maintenance and require some extra effort.
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If you've ever been confused by the varieties of milk out there, you're not alone. Whether it's made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or coconuts, milk has proved to us that it's anything but a singular product. On that note, what's the difference between regular milk and evaporated milk?
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According to a recent study, the preferred alcohol among Americans — 63 perfect of whom drink alcohol — is, perhaps unsurprisingly, beer (via USA Today). Of American drinkers, 42 percent of them consider beer to be their favorite alcoholic beverage.
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There can be no discussion about Cinnabon's cinnamon rolls without addressing its tantalizing scent, which Bon Appetit describes as a union of browned butter, caramelized brown sugar, bread, and warm cinnamon. What kind of cinnamon do they use in their rolls?
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You won't Taco Bell in Mexico, despite Mexico inspiring its food. It's not that Taco Bell hasn't tried, but its efforts have been met with poor success.
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Even the biggest brands in the food and beverage industry sometimes make missteps. One such flop was Pepsi Blue, a fluorescent soda that looked more like antifreeze than a beverage.
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Mushrooms have a wide range of varieties and an equally wide range of health benefits. They're used in cuisines the world over given their versatility. While the most popular type is the classic and beloved white button mushroom, the name "mushroom" has been applied to 38,000 types of fungus.
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You have your first cup of coffee or two to wake you up in the morning, then a pick-me-up at the office to keep you awake during a meeting. Around 2 p.m., you grab a latte while catching up with some friends, and end dinner at your favorite Italian restaurant with shots of espresso.
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