Cooking tips on a wide range of topics, with subjects to please every level of cook from beginner to super-cook.
Giving a bath in salt water isn’t complicated but we recommend you follow this process for safety and best flavor. Why Should You Brine a Turkey? Because turkey is lean, cooking the dark meat to temperature often results in dry…
Bread dough is bread dough. At least to the point of creating the base dough from flour, yeast, and water. You can find frozen bun and bread dough, sweet dough, and puff pastry in the freezer section of your grocery…
Trying to do all of your Thanksgiving cooking the day of your feast just leads to frustration, possible irritation, and a lot of wasted time not visiting with your guests. It’s no fun to be tied to your kitchen while…
This warning applies to most raw meats and poultry. Everyone worries about foodborne illness and cross-contamination. Depending on the cooking tips you received when you learned to cook, you may have had this drilled into your head to some degree.…
The fat separators of today are nothing like what your grandparents – or parents – used “back in the day.” The modern options have more techniques for straining the fat in an efficient way that is also easier to clean.