Special Moments with Grim Gruel

This week’s mission: personality-based soft drinks and microwave baked desserts.

10 Kitchen Hazards

Safety tips you might not have heard about.

How Long Can You Keep Dry Spices?

It depends whether they’re whole or ground.

What Else Besides Corn Pops, and How?

Steam is powerful stuff.

Healthy Butter That Actually Tastes Good

This week’s mission: melted white chocolate dessert sauce and butter with olive oil.

New Year's, Japanese Style

Trade in your champagne and hors d’oeuvres for sake and mochi.

Hot in Here

A good thermometer can save your turkey.

Viva Sous-Vide!

The controversial French practice of cooking vacuum-sealed food at low temperatures yields stellar results.

Make Your Own Chinese Takeout

This week’s mission: Chinese chicken kits, and a breakfast croissant with apples and hash browns.

Stir It Up

CHOW tests mixing bowls that won’t slip, chip, or break.

Take Your Lunch to Work: Beans

One package of white beans; five easy, varied, and quick lunches.

Leftovers: The Career Killer

Does bringing your lunch to work hurt your chances for success?

Vegans Aren't Misanthropes

Chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz talks about her latest cookbook.

Deli Creations and Salad Spritzers

This week’s mission: personally assembled fake deli sandwiches and the Binaca of salad dressing.

Automatic Hand Washers

High-tech gear from the 2007 National Restaurant Association Show.