Even though it may seem daunting, cooking steak is something that you can learn to perfect right at home. Like anything, cooking the perfect steak is going to take a bit of practice, but there are some key factors to…
If you’ve ever wished you had more burners on your stovetop or found yourself with small pots teetering precariously on large burners and large pots hanging off the side of smaller burners, you’ll love this hack for using a cast iron…
Creating the perfect truffle is an art that requires precision, patience, and — most importantly — the right tools. While traditional methods may call for scoops, spoons, or even your hands (!), the humble melon baller is a surprisingly effective…
When it comes to baking, having the right tools can make all the difference. But what if you’re all set to make a delicious tart and realize you either don’t have a specific tart pan, or the one you have…
Many tea devotees love the handy accessories, and some good ones certainly exist. From electric kettles to cup-top strainers, pour-over ice tea pitchers, and steeping mugs, it’s a tea lover’s nirvana out there. Not the least of them is the cute…
Pat Martin, owner of Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint and Hugh-Baby’s, is probably best known for his authentic West Tennessee-style whole-hog barbecue. However, his restaurants also serve a unique type of smoked meat you might not have heard of before: barbecue bologna…
If you’ve tasted beef brisket you know how juicy, flavorful, and tender it can be, but if you’ve never cooked it yourself you might not know just how unlikely those results are given the piece of meat we’re working with.…
Removing the pits from a bunch of olives is a finicky task if you haven’t got a specially designed pitter to hand. And even if you do have one, they can often remove too much of the flesh, perhaps making…
Hot dogs were once popularly referred to as tube steaks, a fitting term for the umami-rich, smoky flavor they get from the grill. While throwing a package of franks onto the grill will improve their flavor, you can take another…
Chocolate and steak sound like two ingredients that shouldn’t be close together in a sentence. They appear more like bookends to a romantic evening that starts with a box of chocolate-covered strawberries and ends with a candlelit steak dinner. Yet,…
