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The Science of Good Cooking
Posted by Greg Laden on December 1, 2012 
Does grinding your own meat make a better burger? How does adding fat to your eggs create the perfect tender omelet? Why should you have patience before carving your roast? Discover the science behind everyday cooking with Christopher Kimball from America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated. Join us as we explore the fundamental science explaining…
How to make stock
Posted by Greg Laden on November 18, 2012 I previously posted on a way to make a turkey that would leave you with the bulk of the bird’s uncooked skeleton, and I promised some tips for how to make good stock.
How To Cook A Turkey
Posted by Greg Laden on November 18, 2012 First, consider cooking something other than a turkey Cooking turkey is actually kind of a dumb idea. Most people don’t ever cook turkey. Turkey is like chicken … it’s a domestic bird that is familiar to all Americans … but it is very difficult to cook in a way that does not ruin it. So…
Cabin Cooking Tips
Posted by Greg Laden on June 22, 2012 
Tip 1: Get some corn-on-the-cob and a large pot for which you have a tight fitting top. Husk the corn while you boil a large amount of water in the pot (salted if you like, for flavor). Put the corn-on-the-cob in the water and leave the heat on only for a minute, put the top…
Crazy Anthropologist Links Food, Sex
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2008 Can you believe this guy? Check it out: The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss once proposed that humanity began with cooking. [a Twin Cities anthropologist] says love may have begun with cooking, as well. … The earliest human ancestors, some kind of chimp-like apes, were living off raw plant foods and probably doing a bit of…
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