Grilled shrimp with toasted bread

How to Grill Shrimp: Thermal Principles and Key Temperatures

Grilled shrimp is one of the delights of summer. They dress well in fresh, light flavors and don’t weigh you down quite as much as, say, pulled pork, meaning you can garden, hike, or whatever it is you do in the summer, without feeling sluggish. Of course, shrimp do have problems on the grill. You…

Slow roasted cod recipe with temperature tips

Baked Cod With Roasted Peppers: Temperatures You Need to Know

Here at the opening of the year, many people find the motivation to eat more healthily. A season of glut behind them, they feel that a new calendar can help them find the new discipline that they need to follow through on those long-held health goals. But of course, they face one big problem: So…

Pan-Seared Scallops: A How-to With Critical Temperatures

Pan-Seared Scallops: A How-to With Critical Temperatures

There are few dishes you can make so easily that make you look more like a professional chef than pan-seared scallops. They are pure poetry when prepared properly—sweet but briny, tender and yielding meatiness with a crust browned to a butterscotch perfection. To cook sea scallops correctly doesn’t take years of culinary training; it just…

How to Grill Killer Kebabs: Tips for Beef, Chicken, & Swordfish
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How to Grill Killer Kebabs: Tips for Beef, Chicken, & Swordfish

Kebabs pack a punch. They’re quick to make, come from ingredients you probably already have lying around in your kitchen, and should be bursting with flavor. There are many types of meat and vegetables that grill well. Meat and vegetables cut into chunks have plenty of surface area for soaking in flavorful marinades. And the…