The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

A two-level fire is the best way to cook a thick burger. What this allows you to do is cook over ...

Big flames look cool but are bad for flavor. It’s OK to Flip Out Backyard burger chefs seem to have ...

and top it, there’s no going back, so you’d better be sure that the top side is seared before you drape it ...

PUB-STYLE THICK AND JUICY CHEESEBURGERS SERVES 4 2 pounds freshly ground beef (store-bought or home- ground) ...

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 deli-cut slices American or cheddar cheese 4 hamburger buns, ...

cheese is melted, about 1 minute longer. The center of the burgers should read 130°F for medium-rare, ...

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“The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.”—Adam Savage ...

CHICKENS, TURKEYS, PRIME RIB, AND THE SCIENCE of ROASTS RECIPES IN THIS CHAPTER Roasted Butterflied Chicken Quick ...

Thanksgiving Turkey Two Ways Dead-Simple Poultry Gravy Classic Sage and Sausage Stuffing Easy Cranberry Sauce Perfec ...

BEFORE WE EVEN BEGIN THIS CHAPTER, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE: ...

. . . buy a digital instant-read thermometer. You will never over- or undercook a piece of meat ag ...

know-how. DIGITAL INSTANT-READ THERMOMETERS Once you bite the bullet and spring for a good digital in ...

Splash-Proof Thermapen from ThermoWorks is pricier than most, but it will last forever and it more tha ...

{ ROASTING POULTRY } The problem with poultry, like many things in life, can be boiled down to two thing ...

thirty times per year (every single time you eat chicken, that is), then you could be doing at least ...

The FOOD LAB’s Complete Guide TO BUYING, STORING, AND ROASTING WHOLE POULTRY A bird’s a bird’s a bird, r ...

SIZING Q: Chickens seem to come in all sizes from peewee “game hens” all the way up to great big turkey- ...

less time to develop their muscles and connective tissue and, as a result, have more tender but less fla ...