Why Is Kosher Salt Called "Kosher" Salt?

What’s so kosher about it?

Is It Better to Salt Intermittently While Cooking or Just Once?

There’s more than one way to go.

What Makes Cheddar Cheese Sharp?

The nutty tang is so good.

Will Mayonnaise Give Me Food Poisoning?

Warning! Potentially massive picnic hazard.

Pimp Your Burger

Mix-ins, not toppings, turn ground beef into the best burgers.

Make Your Own Chinese Takeout

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

The Raw Deal

As raw food goes commercial, purists cry foul.

Candy's Black Sheep

Salty, medicinal black licorice won’t satisfy your sweet tooth, but you might like it anyway.

Sweet, Sour, Salty, What?

Americans have historically hated bitter tastes, while other cultures loved them. Until now. Chefs are playing with bitter in new ways, and U.S. diners are finally appreciating it.

Make Your Own Pancetta

Skin it, tie it up, let it hang: step-by-step instructions to make your own.

Way Beyond Salad Dressing

Or, how to use vinegar and citrus in your cooking to punch up flavors.

Michael Ruhlman's So Rational

He’s got a new book and a message to Americans: Get a cooking scale and some sharp knives.

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Sour Grapes

A vinegar primer.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.