What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans. (By Jason Horn)

If Corn on the Cob Is So Low in Fat, Where Does Corn Oil Come From?

It’s a big fat mystery. (By Jason Horn)

What Is Nutritional Yeast?

Is it different from other kinds of yeast? (By Jason Horn)

What Else Besides Corn Pops, and How?

Steam is powerful stuff. (By Jason Horn)

What's the Difference Between a Pluot and an Aprium?

Bizarre fruit machinations. (By Jason Horn)

Is Carbonated Water Bad for You?

It depends on the water in question. (By Jason Horn)

Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think. (By Jason Horn)

Smoke Rules

A Texas barbecue primer. (By Mick Vann and Jason Horn)

What's the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

Two mysterious white powders. (By Jason Horn)

What Happens to Wine as It Ages?

Older isn’t always better. (By Jason Horn)

How Do They Get the Omega-3 in the Eggs?

It’s all about diet. (By Jason Horn)

Gone Crabbin'

CHOW spends a seasick day on a crab boat south of San Francisco. (By Jason Horn)

Is It OK to Use the Handicapped Restroom?

If you’re not disabled, that is. (By Jason Horn)

Why Does Fruit Ripen Faster in a Paper Bag?

It’s all about the ethylene gas. (By Jason Horn)

Why Would Anybody Want to Eat Old Meat?

Just because it’s aged doesn’t mean it’s rotten. (By Jasmine Pahl and Jason Horn)