A Teaspoon of Diamond Crystal Is Not a Teaspoon of Morton
A teaspoon of table salt, Morton kosher and Diamond Crystal kosher can differ by more than double in weight. Here is how to swap them without ruining dinner.
The Chef’s Knife Guide: Steel, Edge Angle, Sharpening, and Care
A measured guide to choosing, sharpening, and keeping a chef’s knife, built on metallurgy tests, electron-microscope research, and a fresh correction on how honing works.
Three Smoke Point Charts Give Three Different Numbers for Olive Oil
Published smoke point charts disagree, even for the same oil. Here is how the numbers compare, what refining changes, and what one lab study says about smoke point.
Why Sprouts Keep Making People Sick: Idaho in 2026, Germany in 2011
A recalled bag of broccoli sprouts, a Salmonella outbreak across six states, and a 2011 German outbreak that blamed the wrong vegetable. Why sprouts are a repeat offender.
Taco Bell’s Butter Chicken Taco Is Coming. Who Invented Butter Chicken Is Still in Court.
A fan-voted Taco Bell taco is headed to U.S. menus, while two Delhi restaurants fight in court over who invented butter chicken. Here is what the reporting shows.
Tanghulu Went Viral on TikTok. Then Hospitals Started Counting the Burns.
The candied-fruit skewers behind a viral TikTok trend, from a Song dynasty legend to the sugar science and the hospital burn warnings of August 2024.
