Make Your Buzz Last Longer

CHOW tests wine-preservation systems to see if they really help save an opened bottle. (By Michele Foley)

World's First Vacuum Decanter

Control your wine’s oxygen consumption.

How Are Nonalcoholic Beer and Wine Made?

Secrets of fake booze revealed. (By Jason Horn)

Viva Sous-Vide!

The controversial French practice of cooking vacuum-sealed food at low temperatures yields stellar results. (By Louisa Chu)

How Does Packaged Guacamole Stay Green?

You have to tame a certain enzyme. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Sight and Sound of Taste

A conversation with Heston Blumenthal. (By Sara Dickerman)

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)

A Watched Pot Never Boils

With these electric kettles, boiling water has never been so easy, quick, or precise. (By Louisa Chu)

You Can't Afford This Coffee Maker

The high-tech Clover, and two affordable alternatives. (By Louisa Chu)

Celebrities and Portable Microwaves

Products we loved at the International Home & Housewares Show. (By Louisa Chu)

Perfect Picnic

All you need to go alfresco. (By Jane Goldman)

To See a World in a Grain of Dry Ice

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

Tasty Kosher Products

Kosherfest debuts chocolate liqueur and treats for doggies. (By Lynne Meredith Schreiber)

Zero-Gravity Gourmet

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine? (By Kathryn Hawkins)

New Year's, Japanese Style

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