Groceries
If You're Keeping These in the Fridge, Stop
Not everything likes to be left out in the cold.
Salt Your Food More
Want your food to taste delicious? Season it.
How to Buy, Store, and, Yes, Eat Your Broccoli
The most basic of brassicas is also easy to buy, hardy to store, and best prepared simply. So why aren't you eating more broccoli?
We Tasted 10 Salted Butters So You Don't Have To
We tasted through 10 popular options to find out.
Why Your Salad Needs Two Dressings
Why settle for just one?
How to Buy Whole Chickens Like a Pro
Roast it, quarter it and fry it, poach it, braise it: whatever way you like it, whole chickens are the backbone of the kitchen. So when you're buying one, make sure you know what you're getting.
5 Reasons Canola Oil is Better Than Olive Oil
This workhorse fat is low-cost and high-performing. So why do we hate on it so much?
How to Score the Freshest, Tastiest Shrimp
"There's shrimp kabobs, shrimp Creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan-fried, deep-fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp…"
Zest Every Single Citrus in Your Kitchen
Stop throwing away flavor! Make your lemons do double duty by zesting them before you juice.
Are You Storing Your Flour Wrong?
Fresh (and pest-free) is the only way to be.
Milk, For All It's Worth
Got milk? I mean, do you really get it?
How to Turn 1 Box of Spaghetti Into 5 Workday Lunches
Love spaghetti? Here are five ways to turn a box of the quick-cooking pasta into lunch.
The European Trick to Making Any Sandwich Better
The secret ingredient is right there in the sandwich's name.
How to Buy and Store Spring Onions
The rock stars-in-training of the allium family.
5 New Ways to Use Olive Oil in Your Cooking
With so many flavorful olive oils on the market, it's time to stop thinking of the stuff as only good for sautéing.
What You Need to Know About Ground Beef
Master the art of ground beef and make better burgers.
The 3-Ingredient Recipe for Spectacular Spring Peas
The key to cooking spring peas: use a light, lemony touch.
How to Buy the Freshest Eggs Every Time
One of the most simple and essential foods is also, somehow, one of the most complicated to buy. Here's how to navigate the egg section of the grocery store, and how to treat your eggs when you get them home.
Yes, You Can Eat That Moldy Food
Sick of playing guessing games with moldy food? We consulted an expert to find out which moldy foods really have to be thrown away—and which can salvaged and enjoyed.
How to Buy and Store Garlic
Garlic. Everyone uses it, but do you know the right ways to buy and store it?