The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans.

How Does a Beer Get Skunky?

A different way to end up stinking drunk.

What's the Skin on Heated Milk?

That sticky film can ruin a good hot chocolate.

Does Tapping a Soda Can Stop the Foaming?

Warning: contents under pressure.

Filet of Petri Dish

The same technologies scientists use to grow human tissue in a lab may one day be used to grow animal tissue to feed the world.

If You Add Milk to Tea Does It Stop the Brewing Process?

Cooling down the liquid slows the steeping.

What Is Freezer Burn?

That stale taste and cardboard texture are no good.

Does Vinegar Make Peeling Hard-Boiled Eggs Easier?

The quest for an easy-peel egg.

Why Does Cheese Get Rubbery when Melted in the Microwave?

Keep it creamy and soft by following a few simple tips.

Can You Really Seal the Juices into Meat?

Lock up that steak and throw away the key.

What Is the Best Way to Wash Fruit?

Forget the fancy tricks.

The Sight and Sound of Taste

A conversation with Heston Blumenthal.

Does a Silver Spoon Stop Champagne from Going Flat?

Keep your bubbly bubbling.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.