Learn how to cook specific cuts of beef, the science behind the effect of temperature on food, as well as simple temp tips to successfully cooking beef.
If you spend a lot of time thinking and learning about sandwiches, you’ll eventually come to the conclusion that your life just won’t be complete without the ability to make perfect deli meats at home. Think of it! Perfect, sliced pastrami layered on homemade rye bread. Smoky ham with pickles, coarse mustard, and melted swiss….
Before I chose cooking as my full-time profession, I studied science. Physics, to be exact. I loved looking at the world through the lens of empirical data and natural law. I still do. In fact, though it may seem contrary to the traditional aspect of barbecue, my desire to understand the world from a numbers-and-data…
When I go out for dinner, I want dinner. When I go out for dessert, I want dessert. What I don’t want when I go out specifically for dinner is, well, dessert. With the exception of that wonderful/terrible genus of Chinese takeout that is so uniquely American, I don’t like my dinner foods to be…
If you’re cooking burgers for the 4th of July this year, I have a suggestion: smash them! Smash burgers are arguably one of the best preparations of a burger, and their rising popularity is a testament to their quality. Restaurant chains that specialize in them are growing rapidly (the style seems to have emerged in…
When I was a kid, my mom once took me out for burgers at one of my favorite local places. I was just old enough to start thinking of myself as something of a sophisticate, so I thought I’d try something new on the menu—I ordered the veggie burger. I was not thrilled with the…
We Americans love our grills, but we in no way invented them. Cultures all around the world have their own special take on grilling, and the various cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean are right up near the top of the list for me. Their use of herbs and spices, their fresh-tasting food—it’s just … good….