The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

amazon.com). I have about half a dozen in sizes ranging from a couple of quarts up to 5 quarts. ...

on the head or a more triangular profile is totally up to you. Like my favorite Beatles album, my favorit ...

asparagus to the biggest bone-in pork roast are the qualities to look for in a good set of tongs. The OXO Go ...

wires require much more movement and hard work from your wrist. The OXO Good Grips 9-inch Wh ...

generous girth of 3.9 inches at the front, and a hefty weight of 7.76 ounces. It’s a size that ...

you can whip out fennel wisps so thin you can read through them or slice through your prep work at ...

from a pot of boiling water with a pair of chopsticks. Wire- mesh spiders with bamboo handles a ...

hand strainer is what you need. I keep one hanging on a hook alongside my pots and pans ...

up for a couple bucks a pair. Otherwise, you can find acceptable models online, like the E ...

This is not to say that it’s a bad product—I’d strongly recommend it for the occasiona ...

Have you ever been told to stick a paring knife into a boiling potato to check if it’s tend ...

whether your steak is cold, warm, or hot in the center. As accurate as a thermometer? No. Good in a p ...

dressing). These days, I keep a couple of different vinaigrettes ready to go in 12-ounce squeeze bottl ...

And, yeah, like Tony says, you can use them to make your plates all frou-frou if you desire ...

conversion for a cup of all-purpose flour), there’d be no problem at all: each person would weigh out exactly ...

desperation. With a kitchen scale and volume measurements, fretting about sticky ingredients is a t ...

{^ The basic pantry^ } The pantry is the backbone of your kitchen. Many beginning cooks are intimida ...

goods, baking supplies, grains, canned goods, spices, and what I call wet pantry items. Refrigerated ...

possible that even with your temperature dial adjusted to the correct position, your fridge might b ...

There are three overriding factors to consider when deciding what to store where in the fridge. Food safe ...