This Is Why Your Shrimp Is Always Rubbery
Nobody wants to deal with sad shrimp — it's there to add texture, flavor, and lovely color to your pasta, your stir fry, or your salad. Here's why your shrimp comes out rubbery.
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The Real Reason Vegetarians Shouldn't Eat Campbell's Vegetable Soup
If you're a vegetarian, there's a seemingly innocuous food you're going to have to add to the list of ones to avoid: Campbell's vegetable soup. Campbell's soup is a staple in many households in the winter months, but vegetarians aren't going to like that beef broth figures prominently in the recipe.
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Does Instant Coffee Actually Expire?
Although there are a few different methods for making instant coffee, it often begins as regular coffee, which is then freeze-dried. This turns it into a shelf-stable powder which can be turned back into coffee when mixed with hot water. Does it ever expire?
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Here's Why You Should Never Order Hollandaise At Breakfast
There's nothing that says brunch like a plate of eggs Benedict. However, some chefs say it's best to avoid it — particularly since it's topped off with hollandaise sauce. Why is that?
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The Untold Truth Of The Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich
There are few matches that are made in food heaven in the same way as the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But like all good partnerships, it took a while before PB&J became a thing, particularly since all of its component parts weren't invented at the same time.
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Can You Really Hatch Supermarket Eggs?
If you just read that title and you're cringing so hard, worried that the next time you go to make yourself a tasty omelet you might wind up experiencing something more akin to the unique delicacy that is balut –- well, fear not.
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The Real Reason You Should Never Put Potato Peels Down The Drain
If you weren't aware, there are quite a few things, like flour, that you should never throw down your kitchen sink's drain. Potato peels are another one of those items that should just never be washed away and ground up in the disposal even though people do often peel potatoes over the sink.
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The Untold Truth Of Clif Bars
One bar which predates many of the new keto and gluten-free options is the Clif bar, with its distinctive label of a rock climber undertaking what appears to be a very nail-biting climb. Newer iterations have introduced famous athletes like Venus Williams and Megan Rapinoe in sporty poses.
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The Real Reason You Should Add Water To Your Whiskey
True whiskey connoisseurs will say that adding a couple of drops of water to your glass actually improves and enhances the taste of the drink. Is that true?
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Why Red Foods Became A Juneteenth Tradition
Despite the variety of foods prepared, a common theme floats throughout many Juneteenth spreads: the color red.
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The Untold Truth Of Jack Daniel's New Canned Cocktails
Summer sipping has gotten a lot easier, and no one is complaining about it. So far this year Aldi has released a new fruity series of sangrias and PBR announced a new hard peach tea flavor, but Jack Daniel's new canned cocktails are the portable drink we didn't know we needed.
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The Origin Of Apple Pie Isn't What You Think
Of all the foods that people use to symbolize the United States, apple pie takes the cake. Is it an American recipe, though?
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Here's What Happens When You Eat Spicy Food Every Day
If only the spiciest of spicy foods are your ghost pepper jam, if your idea of a trip to Flavortown is more like other people's vision of the ninth circle of hell, if you scoff at a few million Scoville units...what does your body think of all this chili consumption?
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Here's How You Should Be Storing Your Sourdough Starter
Bakers have managed to preserve sourdough starters for years, and even decades. But before reaching that level of sourdough commitment, what's the best way to store it?
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Are Lunchables Really That Bad?
The Lunchables war has been fought between kids and their parents since Oscar Meyer's highly-processed lunch kits first entered the school cafeteria scene in 1988. Children beg for the brightly colored boxes of deli meat and snacks, which were intentionally designed to look like a gift.
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The Truth About Nitrogen Ice Cream
Liquid nitrogen has become a flashy new way to make a ton of foods through ultra-fast flash freezing. While traditional, churned ice cream takes time, liquid nitrogen makes fresh ice cream almost instantly.
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What Really Happens When You Drink Raw Eggs
For well over a century, the practice of drinking raw eggs has been touted by fitness enthusiasts and bodybuilders as a quick and efficient way to gain weight. Is it safe to do so, though?
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The Untold Truth Of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Whether or not you've been to Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, you've probably heard of the fast-growing chain, their tasty chicken, and their much-loved sauce.
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The Real Reason You Shouldn't Use Distilled Water In Your Keurig
Keurig machines have their own series of drawbacks. However, they certainly have one thing going for them — they're super convenient. You shouldn't use distilled water in the machine, though.
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The Real Reason People Put Peanuts In Coke
If you've never heard of people pouring salted peanuts into a bottle of Coca-Cola, then you are most likely not from the South. To be more exact, you're probably not from the rural South, which is where this snack is really found (even those who live in urban areas of the region are not familiar).
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The Real Reason McDonald's Once Recalled A Million McNuggets
Buried somewhere deep in your brain may be the story of McDonald's recalling a million Chicken McNuggets a few years back. What was that all about?
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The Real Reason You Shouldn't Fry Your Mushrooms
Love 'em or hate 'em, mushrooms are a fungus to be reckoned with. Assuming most eaters aren't chowing down on raw caps and stems, those who look to mushrooms as a health food should keep in mind that some of those benefits can be altered, depending on the particular cooking process used.
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Why You Should Never Buy Gluten-Free Food At Whole Foods
Many people have gone gluten free, whether it's due to celiac disease, gluten sensitivities, or it just makes you feel better not digesting it. The popularity of gluten-free product options has inflated over the years — unfortunately, so too have the prices.
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Does It Really Matter If You Drink Wine Before Beer?
Those imbibing more than one type of alcoholic beverage on a night out might recall the old adages that recommend a preferred drinking order — namely, that drinking beer before wine is better than drinking wine before beer. Does it really matter, though?
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Here's How You Should Be Storing Your Clarified Butter
It's possible to keep ghee in the fridge, but as it is more often than not stored in a jar or can, it can be a little difficult to get the amount of butter you want when it's at refrigerator temperature. What's the best way to store your clarified butter?
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Why Egg Yolks Are Actually A Better Topping Than Parmesan Cheese
Some may have thought there couldn't be any more ways to use your leftover egg yolks, but we can officially add another unexpected entry to the egg-hack encyclopedia: cured egg yolks, and they make a great substitute for Parmesan cheese.
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Sneaky Ways Steakhouses Are Scamming You
The romanticized concept of Waygu begins with a bovine that's been spoiled rotten -- as in pampered, not actually rotten. However, the mythos surrounding luxury steak -- considered on par with caviar and truffles -- is udderly based on lies.
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