CHOW Tip

How to Weigh Food Down

An easy way to keep food suspended in water. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Supertaster

Baby Food Taste-Off

This week’s mission: mushy orange veg and turkey dinners for tots. (By James Norton)

CHOW Tip

Don't Fiddle with Food on the Grill

The less you move it, the better it’ll taste.

CHOW Tip

How to Keep Food from Burning in Thin Sauté Pans

Double up the pans.

CHOW Tip

Make Mushrooms Last

Prolong their life by four to five days.

CHOW Tip

How to Make Nuts Last Longer

Freezing extends their life by months.

CHOW Tip

Oyster Mushroom Guidelines

Get them out of the plastic!

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Cook and Top Oatmeal with Jeremy Oldfield

You can do so much better than brown sugar. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

Can You Juice a Brown Lime?

Or should it just be thrown away?

CHOW Tip

Which Spices Should You Buy in the Supermarket?

And which should you seek out from a dealer?

CHOW Tip

How to Revive a Dying Carrot

Even if it’s limp it’s not a goner.

CHOW Tip

How to Save Herbs by Freezing

They last a long time in cube form.

CHOW Tip

How to Make Carrots Last Longer

Carrot greens are water vampires.

CHOW Tip

Before You Carve the Turkey

For maximum flavor, let the bird rest.

Feature

Know Your Mushrooms

A visual guide to all your favorite fungi. (By Traci Vogel)