Articles Index
All About Food Safety
Everything you need to know about food safety, causes of food spoilage and facts about food-borne bacteria and pathogens.
What is Prime Beef?
Prime beef is a designation of meat quality which describes the highest quality beef. Prime meat is the most tender and juicy meat grade.
How to Roast Garlic
Roasted garlic is a complete transformation of raw garlic. Sweet, mild and delicious, you can use roasted garlic in pasta, pizza, mashed potatoes, or just spread it on crackers.
What is Choice Beef?
Choice beef is a designation of meat quality which describes high quality beef. Choice meat is a tender and juicy meat grade, with less marbling than Prime.
What is Select Beef?
Select meat is a fairly tender meat grade, but not as juicy as Prime or Choice. Select is a quality designation describing beef with slight marbling.
Make the Perfect Vinaigrette
Learn how to make the perfect oil & vinegar salad dressing, also called a vinaigrette. These simple tips will help you make a great vinaigrette dressing anytime.
How to Brine a Chicken
Brining a whole chicken is a great way to add flavor and juiciness before roasting it. See how to brine a chicken.
Deep Fry a Turkey?
Turkeys cooked in the deep fryer can be moist, juicy and flavorful. But are turkey fryers safe? Learn more about fire hazards associated with deep-frying turkeys.
How to Sharpen a Knife
Need to know how to sharpen a knife? Sharpening your chef's knife, and keeping it sharp, will make cooking easier and safer. Learn how to sharpen a kitchen knife.
Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar might be the most sublime of all the vinegars. Learn the secrets of this sweet, smoky, dark elixir, like how it's made and what kind you should buy.
Cooking Classes for Kids
A number of organizations offer culinary classes for kids. Find children's cooking classes that are available near you.
How to Make Glazes
Glazes are highly concentrated reductions of stocks that can be used to fortify sauces or diluted with water to make stock again. Learn how to make meat glaze, chicken glaze or fish glaze.
Basic Knife Cuts & Shapes
Want to work on your knife skills? Then you'll want to check out these descriptions and photos of all the basic culinary arts knife cuts and shapes.