Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think.

Why Is Kosher Salt Called "Kosher" Salt?

What’s so kosher about it?

Cheez-Its Still Doin' It for Me

This week’s mission: candy-bar themed cookies, and new cheese flavors of Cheez-Its.

Secrets of the Chip Aisle

The differences between “kettle-cooked” and standard potato chips; olestra and MSG.

Pancakes from a Can

This week’s mission: pancake batter in an aerosol can, and strawberry cereal.

What Do "Kosher" and "Halal" Mean?

Mystery deli terms explained.

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers.

Seed Saving for Beginners

Adapt plants to your own private patch of dirt.

Tasty Kosher Products

Kosherfest debuts chocolate liqueur and treats for doggies.

What's Killing Australian Wine?

Jam overdose poisons a national industry.

Don't Hate on Chablis

It’s like Chardonnay, without the oak.

Injectable Marinades and 100-Calorie Snacks

This week’s mission: marinade you squirt into meat with a syringe, and tinier snack cakes.

10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009

Send a boozy, chocolaty, or meaty present this holiday season.

Serve Wine, Make Wine

Sommeliers leap from restaurant floor to vineyard.

Luxury Wine for Less

Semifancy wines to drink over the holidays.