Pork has a notorious reputation for being dry, tough, overly fatty, and unsafe to eat unless cooked to very high internal temperatures. We’ve listed 8 things you didn’t know about cooking pork, to get deliciously juicy and flavorful pork back on your weekly dinner menu! 1. Some Pork is as Lean as a Skinless Chicken […]
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A More Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner: Heritage Turkeys
Lisa McManus and the staff at America’s Test Kitchen took painstaking efforts to taste test heritage birds against mass-produced supermarket turkeys to find out if they really do taste great enough to command their premium price. Here’s what they found.
The Best Pork Temperature Is 145°F: USDA Recommendation Lower Than Many Think
Pork is one of those tricky cuts of meat that we’ve never been quite sure about. A less than well-done piece of pork had always been considered a hot bed for salmonella and ultimately a recipe for disaster. However, recent improvements in the way pork producers care for their animals has us rethinking what safe pork looks like.
Boiling Eggs: Everything You Need to Know
Eggs are one of the best sources of cheap, easy, delicious protein in your diet, and a good boiled egg is a great snack. But eggs are more complex than their simple appearance suggests. Different proteins make up this two-part ingredient, and the yolk and white set at different temperatures. The problem with boiled eggs […]
Homemade Cornbread: Doneness Temps and Thermal Tips
Let’s talk about cornbread. It’s a marvelously American food—bread made of maize—that compliments other great foods of our cuisine. What is a bowl of chili without a slice of cornbread? What plate of ribs is not made better with a hunk of crisp-bottomed homemade cornbread? While box-mix cornbread is tasty, it has nothing on the […]
How to Make Homemade Chiles Rellenos: Recipe and Critical Temps
One of the most popular dishes at Mexican restaurants everywhere, chiles rellenos (ray-YAY-nohs) are an indisputable crossover classic. A true traditional dish from the culinary wonderland that is Puebla, Mexico, the dish has reached well into the hearts of Americans, as well. A roasted chili, stuffed (often with cheese, but we’ll talk more about that), […]
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