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Why You Shouldn’t Butter The Pan When Making Grilled Cheese, And 27 Other Valuable Cooking Tips From Culinary School Grads

Why You Shouldn’t Butter The Pan When Making Grilled Cheese, And 27 Other Valuable Cooking Tips From Culinary School Grads

Not all pieces of cooking advice are created equal. Some are undeniably useful — there are a few tips that I remind myself of every time I’m in the kitchen — while others don’t really stand the test of time. When the advice comes from the pros, however, I’m a firm believer that it’s always advice worth listening to…


7 Fast-Food Chains That Use the Highest Quality Ingredients

Fast food chains are not exactly known for having the highest quality food, but some businesses are trying to change that. In fact, many chains these days use top-tier ingredients that differentiate them from the Burger King’s of the world…


Everywhere Teachers Can Get Free & Cheap Food for Teacher Appreciation Week

It’s not easy to be a teacher. It wouldn’t be easy even if there weren’t outside forces making it exceptionally hard. Overbearing parents. Foundations with deep pockets vilifying teacher unions. School boards making life unnecessarily hard. Lawmakers imposing a political agenda. Budget cuts (which lead to things like underpaid teachers buying their own supplies for students). Oh yeah, and a pandemic…


Why Do Microwaves Cook Food So Much Faster Than Ovens Do?

You might love charred, broiled sirloin; crisp, oven-roasted veggies; or flaky, baked salmon, all of which generally require an oven. But when you are in a hurry or famished, you may turn to a faster cooking method, the hallmark of culinary convenience: the microwave…


How COVID Helped Olive Garden and Chipotle Dominate the Restaurant Business

New York (CNN Business)Restaurants of all sizes have had a difficult few years — but chains are coming out on top…


Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?

Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, but is skipping this morning meal really detrimental to health? Newer research suggests this may not be as bad as many of us believe. In this Honest Nutrition feature, we take an in-depth look at breakfast and whether skipping it is really harmful…


Isso Vade: The Spicy Snack That Unites Sri Lanka

These prawn-topped lentil fritters are beloved throughout Sri Lanka, managing to bring together locals across ethnicities, religion and class…