There’s an old joke about the indestructible nature of the black boxes on airplanes, which asks why can’t the entire airplane be made of this same indestructible material. That being said, here’s a link to another one of the “let’s leave a Happy Meal out for days and months at a time and see what [...]
Myth busting and kitchen urban legends
Serious Eats has a great piece on what they think are the six most common food myths. I love reading things like this as a great object lesson lies within. It reminds me that you never can really be sure of what you know, that one must always be willing to examine what you think [...]
UPDATE (8-3-2007): As this is one of the most popular posts on tartare, I am going to do a post soon with a guacamole recipe that incorporates a few techniques to fight off the browning. Now, back to your regularly scheduled program. Some time ago, in a discussion about guacamole, the subject of discoloration [...]
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I have, much to my horror, heard a few theories about how to extend the life of kitchen sponges. My advice: use them once and then wash them in the washing machine with bleach. Putting it in the microwave? I am just not so sure about that. Let’s see where the NY Times takes it: [...]
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An interesting story by Richard Miniter on the Pajamas Media site talks about the author’s travel in Turkey and observation that the Turkish croissants he is eating are not crescent-shaped. The significance of this observation is explained by Mr. Miniter to be the following: the French had invented the croissant to celebrate the 1688 Battle [...]
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