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Grillmaster Reveals The Most Common Mistake You’re Making When Grilling Corn Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 28, 2021 9:57 am EST With warm weather ahead of us for the foreseeable future, we can finally break out the grill and enjoy cooking everything under the sun. But if you decide to grill up some corn, you have to take a little extra care when handling this vegetable. While this grill favorite doesn’t present too many problemsc, you have to stay vigilant....

Hell’s Kitchen Judge Christina Wilson Dishes On Behind The Scenes, Plus, The Scoop On Gordon Ramsay - Exclusive Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Jorie Mark/Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 4:27 pm EST No matter how much of a Hell’s Kitchen fan you might be, we’re going to guess that there’s a lot you probably don’t know about this show, which premiered its 19th season on FOX January 7. For example, were you aware that there’s always a lawyer on set (for good reason), and that contestants aren’t allowed to exercise (for an…interesting reason)?...

Here’s How You Can Use The Leftover Juice From Canned Fruit Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/May 26, 2021 2:59 pm EST There are a lot of foods that we buy, only to throw away a large edible portion simply because we don’t know what to do with it. A few examples of this include beet greens, which often get tossed out but are actually surprisingly edible and incredibly good for you, fennel stalks and fronds, and even chickpea water (via The Kitchn)....

Here’s Where Adam Richman’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Come From Noam Galai/Getty Images By Hannah Cole/Feb. 18, 2021 8:28 pm EST If you asked a professional baker or chef what the best chocolate chip cookie they’ve ever had was, we’re willing to bet the answer wouldn’t come in a store-bought box. We’re also willing to bet that said chef would then go on a lengthy rant about whether or not to use flour or bread flour, whether or not you should melt the butter, or whether or not you should mix dry ingredients separately from the wet … you get the idea....

Here’s Why You Should Be Grinding Your Own Beef Bloomberg/Getty Images By Karen Hart/March 30, 2021 4:01 pm EST Ground beef is the foundation of many family meals and gatherings. Whether you are enjoying some burgers at a backyard barbecue or making Anne Burrell’s beefy bolognese, ground meat is your anchor ingredient. In fact, Quartz claims that in 2018 alone, people in the United States were chowing down a yearly average of 222 pounds of red meat and poultry per person....

Here’s Why You Should Never Sprinkle Spices Over Already Cooking Food Shutterstock By Jen Peng/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 9:24 am EST Spices are incredible. They can add flavor, aroma, and color to dishes, and make everything taste better. They do have a shelf life, though, with ground spices typically lasting for a year while whole spices will last for three years (via Spice Jungle). How you’re storing and using your spices can affect that shelf life....

How Adam Richman’s New Show Is Helping Restaurants During The Pandemic Theo Wargo/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Feb. 19, 2021 6:56 pm EST Former Man v. Food host Adam Richman continues his mission to enlighten viewers about all things food with two new shows premiering this month on the History Channel. Modern Marvels, which debuts on Sunday, February 21, will take us behind the scenes at some of the biggest food makers in America, including Wise Snacks and Entenmann’s (via Page Six)....

Instagram Is Loving This Photo Of Gordon Ramsay’s Son ‘Stepping Into’ His Shoes David M. Benett/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 10:17 am EST Gordon Ramsay is best known for his tough guy facade. The culinary dynamo has been seen hosting on shows like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “MasterChef,” where he critiques and mentors successful chefs and home cooks alike to help them hone their craft and work their way into the culinary industry....

Is The Pig In Nicolas Cage’s New Movie ‘Pig’ Real? Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/July 15, 2021 3:48 pm EST The much anticipated film “Pig” starring Nicolas Cage has been getting a lot of buzz lately. It’s a movie of action and intrigue set around an unexpected premise: The theft of a beloved truffle pig (via IMDB). Cage’s character Rob, a renowned chef turned reclusive truffle forager, is forced back to the world he left behind to track down his beloved truffle-hunting swine....

Only 10% Of People Think This Fast Food Restaurant Has The Best Ice Cream Shutterstock By Sophie Putka/Feb. 3, 2021 11:32 am EST It’s kind of a miracle of the modern world that in places where you find fast food — aka, anywhere — you’ll also find ice cream. That means, ice cream pretty much any time of day, off of most highways, rain or shine, summer or winter. Though some fast food ice cream offerings can be unpredictable (ahem, McDonald’s and your infamous broken ice cream machines), many fast food outlets offer a huge variety of forms, flavors and mix-ins, all with their own catchy name....

Read This Before Taking Another Sip Of Homemade Kombucha Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/May 18, 2021 12:59 pm EST You’ve probably noticed the growing popularity of kombucha. Even though this fermented tea beverage with conspicuous amounts of alcohol, an odd smell, and blobs floating around is not the most appealing drink to many in terms of taste or appearance, Forbes reported in August 2020 that sales of hard kombucha had risen from $1....

Robert Irvine Sympathizes With Frustration At Food Network’s Discovery+ Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Jan. 26, 2021 9:44 pm EST When a popular TV series gets canceled, of course the show’s loyal followers are going to be disappointed. The Food Network gave Robert Irvine’s long-running series Restaurant: Impossible the boot, temporarily, in 2016 – not that many Redditors seemed upset about it at the time. Irvine’s restaurant-rescue show does have its fans, however, and this month they suffered an outrage that’s arguably worse than cancellation....

The Best Way To Rescue Frozen Mayo, According To J. Kenji López-Alt Wikimedia Commons/Jami430 By Pauli Poisuo/Jan. 28, 2021 10:23 am EST Mayonnaise is a delicious emulsion that goes with a vast array of flavors, and a secret ingredient to sweet and savory delicacies alike. For an imaginative cook, the sky is the limit with mayo — at least as long as you don’t confuse it with aioli. Of course, even this highly versatile sauce does have its limitations....

The Extreme Way Some Hikers Are Roasting Hot Dogs Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/March 25, 2021 11:29 am EST Many people agree that hot dogs are the best — but when it comes to what particular type of hot dog is the greatest, the knives are out and stay out. There are many opinions about hot dogs you should and shouldn’t buy, and about what’s the best hot dog joint in every state....

The Kitchen Tool Ina Garten Thinks You Should Replace Each Year Noam Galai/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Jan. 22, 2021 11:27 am EST The Barefoot Contessa has taught us a lot over the more than 18 years and 26 seasons of her Food Network cooking show. Ina Garten has shown us how to cook holiday brunch like a pro. She schooled us on how to truly enjoy and imbibe a giant Cosmopolitan during quarantine....

The Real Reason Chipotle Just Got Hit With A $25 Million Fine Scott Olson/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 6:43 pm EST Chipotle may be one of the nation’s best-beloved Mexican food chains, but a few years back, it was involved in a major scandal. Not only was there a widespread E. coli outbreak that temporarily closed locations in multiple states, but there were four different norovirus outbreaks between 2015 and 2018 that made over 1,100 people ill....

The Real Reason The Doginator Retired From Competitive Eating Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/Feb. 4, 2021 9:53 am EST Competitive eating might be a bit of a fringe sport, but the dark truth of food eating contests is that they’re absurdly dangerous and unhealthy. As such, professional eaters run a vast array of risks doing what they do, and many fall in the sidelines. Sure, some competitive eaters, like the game-changing eating machine Takeru Kobayashi, have managed to turn their borderline bottomless gullets into a nice pay check and a modicum of fame, but for every Joey Chestnut there’s a number of amazing eaters who have smashed records, but ended up exiting the eating arenas in the pursuit of other interests (which presumably include the occasional salad for a change)....

The Real Reason Walmart Is Helping Distribute The COVID Vaccine Bruce Bennett/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Jan. 27, 2021 12:18 pm EST For the first time in months, we have started to see some good news regarding the coronavirus in North America. According to the New York Times, new cases across the U.S. have started to plummet and we have stopped seeing rising death rates. The falling infection rates coincides with the vaccine rollout underway throughout the country....

The Surprising Ingredient That May Be Hiding In Your Oat Milk Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/April 26, 2021 8:09 am EST On April 5, 2020, a tweet marveling over the revelations of a Medium article went viral. In the article, titled Oatley: The New Coke, Nat Eliason revealed that Oatley, the massive oat milk corporation, makes their products with, in the tweet’s wording, “super sugar grain juice, cut it with canola oil....

The Truth About Gordon Ramsay’s Falling Out With Marcus Wareing Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/June 24, 2021 12:12 pm EST Gordon Ramsay can be pretty controversial. The fiery chef is known for his hot temper and ferocious personality. As Eater tells us, Ramsay has gotten into controversies with numerous chefs over the years, including Jamie Oliver, Marcus Samuelsson, Anthony Bourdain, Mario Batali, Jacques Pepin, and others as well. Legendary chef Jacques Pepin found Ramsay’s approach to be far too aggressive for his liking....