The Science of Melting Cheese: How to Make the Best Nacho Sauce

The Science of Melting Cheese: How to Make the Best Nacho Sauce

Who doesn’t love a tray of loaded nachos? Well-suited for a snack, full meal, or party-time spread, this no-silverware-required dish is a favorite for its lava-like, smooth-as-silk cheese sauce. (And for the delicious meats you put on them, like brisket.) But we all know what it’s like when we try to make nachos from scratch:…

Game Day Chili Cheese Fries
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Game Day Chili-Cheese Fries: Temperatures for the Win!

It’s game time! You’ve gathered your friends, donned the jersey, and are ready for the biggest snack-food event of the year. What are you serving? Chili-Cheese Fries! Aren’t you? You are if you want the undying admiration of your football crew. After some extended work on fries here at the ThermoWorks demo kitchen, we thought that…

French Fries fried in different oil

Homemade French Fries: Choosing the Best Oil

The average home cook is just that: average. But not you—you are not average, and neither is your food. So why would you settle for average, oven-baked, store-bought, crinkle-cut fries? You wouldn’t. No, that’s why you’ve started reading our series on homemade french fry cookery. We’re here to travel with you through the realm of…