The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

the drawer. The key is to maximize it, up to just below the point that moisture would start beading ...

parchment and stored in a sealed baggie). A half hunk of goat’s-milk Gouda, crumbled Cotija, homemade A ...

Vegetables, stored in breathable plastic bags or plastic bags with the tops left slightly open. ...

The Bottom Shelf Drinks. Whole milk, freshly squeezed pineapple juice, pitchers of chilled tap water, the ...

best is to wrap the meat tightly in foil, followed by several layers of plastic wrap (plastic wrap ...

ESSENTIAL PANTRY INGREDIENTS Cold Pantry Here are the refrigerated items I have on hand at all times: Ba ...

back down, forcing it to release a puff of flour that’d get all over my clothes and kitchen. Baking was ...

doughs their flexibility. It’s formed when the proteins gliadin and glutenin, found in the endosperm, ...

vigorously. Baking Soda 8 months to a year Cornstarch Indefinitely Dutch- Process Cocoa 1 to 2 years Flour, all- pur ...

optimally—after that, it may harden; hard brown sugar can be restored by briefly microwaving. Sugar, granulated Trans ...

water and 1 teaspoon sugar to ½ teaspoon yeast and let sit for 10 minutes—it should produce foam. If not, replace ...

Anchovies, oil-packed: after the container has been opened, anchovies can be stored in a sealed ...

Bay leaves, whole (store in the freezer) Black peppercorns Chili powder Cinnamon, ground Coriander seeds Cumin ...

oil if you don’t use it before it starts to lose flavor or go rancid. I’ve learned this the hard ...

because its large grains efficiently draw blood out from flesh during the koshering process (which, by ...

The pink or black ones? The grayish sea salt from Guérande in France that comes in big, moist cluster ...

accompanying burst of flavor? That’s why I keep kosher salt next to my stove and cutting board an ...

wide enough. †† The fridge, not the underwear. ...

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