Injectable Marinades and 100-Calorie Snacks

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

Chicken in a Burger Suit

This week’s mission: preseasoned, grillable chicken patties and fancified crackers. (By James Norton)

Chewing Gum Arms Race

This week’s mission: a green tea cure-all and gum with a one-two flavor punch. (By James Norton)

What Turkey Should I Buy?

Check out what Chowhounds say before you do your Thanksgiving shopping.

Big-Time Barbecue

Ray Lampe, a.k.a. Dr. BBQ, offers up doctor’s orders for perfect summer grilling. (By Andrew Sessa)

McSkillet Burrito and International Delight Coffee Creamer

This week’s mission: McDonald’s new breakfast offering, and holiday flavored nondairy creamers. (By James Norton)

Oven Ready Turkey and Tofurky Roast

This week’s mission: way-too-quick-cooking real turkey, and a gussied-up vegetarian protein. (By James Norton)

Wood's Poor Cousin

CHOW reviews the best plastic cutting boards. (By Louisa Chu)

"By the Way, I'm Vegan"

When diners drop the dietary bomb, chefs must work magic. (By Lessley Anderson)

Danger: Food Present

Food allergies are on the rise and on the mind. (By Chris Colin)

Our Maine Man

Sam Hayward of Fore Street on unpretentious, unctuous eats. (By Alexander Lane)

Freeze-Dried Guanciale and Squid Ink Bar Codes

What we learned at Madrid Fusión. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of... (By Sue Moore)

To See a World in a Grain of Dry Ice

Does Chef Heston Blumenthal really find perfection? (By Sara Dickerman)

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007. (By Meredith Arthur and Lessley Anderson)