You Can Make Roux in the Microwave (or Oven)
Every year, I make turkey gumbo with my leftover Thanksgiving bird, and every year I complain about stirring the roux. Roux is not difficult to make: Combine equal amounts of…
Your Kitchen Needs a Little Fan
Image: Ian Moore, santypan, amnarj2006, Getty Do enough cooking, and you will eventually injure or irritate some part of your body. Between sharp blades, hot burners, dirty ovens, and ornery…
12 of the Best Podcasts for Foodies Who Love Food and Food Culture
Image: Richard’s Famous Food Podcast logo Some food podcasts give you tips about brining or offer great sourdough recipes, but others focus on food in ways more about story and…
Your Tacos Need Structural Support
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Getting tacos to stand up has always been a challenge. Unless you plan ahead, there’s an understanding you’ll end up scooping stray ingredients into your mouth…
21 Clever Things You Never Knew Table Salt Could Do
Photo: Jiri Hera (Shutterstock) Oh sodium chloride, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depths of my crock pot, breadth of my…
How to Make an Easy Roux in the Microwave (and Oven)
Photo: Claire Lower Every year, I make turkey gumbo with my leftover Thanksgiving bird, and every year I complain about stirring the roux. Roux is not difficult to make. Combine…
10 Non-Negotiable Thanksgiving Sides, According to Lifehacker Readers
Photo: Elena Veselova (Shutterstock) Some of you were not satisfied by naming a single dish, and that was okay by me. I love a ranking, a list, and a story,…
Garlic Presses Are Fine, Actually
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) People love to hate garlic presses. Anthony Bourdain hated them. Alton Brown hates them. Anna Hoffman at Epicurious hates them. Every one of these people…
I’m Chef and Pitmaster Rodney Scott, and This Is How I Eat
A couple of years ago, Rodney Scott took home the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast, but as far as I can tell, he never took a…