We already know better than to nuke plastic – or heaven forbid, aluminium foil – but certain foods can become downright toxic when blasted in the microwave. Here’s what you need to know.
The perfect meal is one in which you are served a reasonably sized portion of wonderful, surprising, delicious food. You shouldn’t feel overly full at the end of the meal, but you shouldn’t be [...]
Everyone prefers coffee differently. Some people take it with cream, some with sugar. But when it comes to the brew, there are scientific best practices.
A perfect soft-boiled egg has a firm but tender white and a runny yolk, with no cracks in the shell to allow the white to seep out.
It is important for dishes that need to cook for a long time, that your pot or pan has a good-quality heavy base to distribute the heat evenly.
Fruit butters (or curds) and pastes are intensely flavoured spreads made with a high proportion of fruit. Fruit pastes (also known as ‘cheeses’) are slowly simmered mixtures of ripe cooked fruit [...]
At the heart of every great soup is a great stock. Although shop-bought stocks are convenient, they never have as much flavour as those you make yourself. Plus, when you make your own, you know [...]
Chocolate tastes good, what else is there to say? Let’s start with the fact that we’re facing an imminent worldwide shortage.
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This is what happens inside that bag of popcorn in your microwave.
According to science, everything from how you eat a gingerbread man to what type of wine you drink during holiday parties reveals something about you.
