Is your oven lying to you? Yes! but the real question is, how bad is it lying? All ovens run on a thermostat principle, turning on and off to keep the temperature in the range of the set temp. Use the averaging function on Square DOT® to find out your oven’s true running temp. Watch…
It is common to refer to baking as “magic” or “alchemy,” and those terms are undoubtedly apt. After all, we’re taking one substance and transmuting it into something else. But in no other dish of which I can think is the application of magical terminology more appropriate than in the chocoflan. Chocoflan, sometimes called the…
Can we agree that hand pies are an absolute culinary treasure? Whether the English pasty, the Amish fried pie, or the Latin American empanada, they’re all good. In fact, today we’re going to take a look at empanadas. To be more specific, we’re going to look at fried beef empanadas with an Argentinian-style filling. Yum!…
Smoking steaks is a great idea. Not only do you get smoky flavor on your steak, but the gentle cooking makes getting the perfect doneness easy—if you pay attention to temperature. Today we’re going to go through what it takes to smoke a steak perfectly—including how to get a killer sear—and we’re doing it by…
Smoking a whole chicken: oh, sure, we all thought about it, but only we had the guts to do it! Wait, that’s not true. No, people everywhere love smoking whole chicken. And why wouldn’t they? A smoked chicken makes a fine meal for your family, and if you have room in your smoker, making more…
Lemon bars are a beautiful way to bring a bit of sunshine into your life. They work as a nostalgic dessert or as great a snack in their own right; and their bright, acidic sweetness is as good in winter as it is in summer. In this post, we want to help you make the…
