Lose the myth, keep the lore
Adding salt to beans makes them tough. You must use a double boiler to melt chocolate. Searing meat seals in the juices. Kitchen myths like these live on far after science renders them inaccurate. While these myths…
Cooking Tips
How to cook a frozen steak
Conventional wisdom says to cook a steak that has been frozen, you must first thaw it. However, conventional wisdom is wrong, according to America's Test Kitchen (reported by Food Republic). The Test Kitchen found that…
Hot kitchen, cool pastry
Why is it that the peak season for juicy, delicious fruits coincides with the worst conditions for pie crust? All of those ripe, luscious berries, peaches, and apricots are just begging to be sandwiched between flaky,…
Cooking Tips What's New on EYB
Improve your cooking skills with EYB's new feature
We've created a new feature that gives you access to 594 (and counting!) online how-to demonstrations, including how to carve a duck, how to make homemade ricotta, how to make marshmallow fluff, and how to prepare and…