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New Kitchn Editors: Introducing Emma Christensen

In the spirit of growth, new voices, and broader national coverage, we are introducing four wonderful new writers who will help nourish The Kitchn on a daily basis. We'll introduce them to you through...

Wine Store Review: Best Cellars

For the casual-yet-discerning wine drinker, perusing the jumbled aisles at the liquor store can be an antiseptic and uninspiring experience. And yet it's easy to feel intimidated and tongue-tied when ...

Food Safety 101: How Long Can I Keep Leftovers?

With the USDA ground beef recall fresh on our minds, we are brushing up on our own food handling practices. Do you know how long you can leave that potato salad on your buffet ? What temperature meat ...

Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

We're still trying to catch up on a few of the top foodie reads from 2007, and we wanted to make sure you didn't miss this one! Animal, Vegetable, Miracle chronicles the struggles and triumphs from a...

Ingredient Spotlight: Cooking with Beer

Many of you left comments in our recipe for New England Fish Chowder wondering how we can be using beer in our favorite dishes. Like many of you, beer tends to be more of a beverage for us, but we don...

Food Safety 101: Safe Temperatures for Poultry and Meat

With the USDA ground beef recall fresh on our minds, we are brushing up on our own food handling practices. Do you know how long you can leave that potato salad out or how long to cook meat for it to ...

Kitchen Science: In Pursuit of the Perfect Cookie

Whether it's crisp and flat, big and chewy, full of nuts or simply with toasted oats, we all know exactly what makes our bellies rumble and our hands itch for a frosty glass of milk. Yup, it's the Per...

Food Safety 101: How to Defrost Frozen Meat

With the USDA ground beef recall fresh on our minds, we are brushing up on our own food handling practices. Do you know how long you can leave that potato salad on your buffet before it needs to go ...

Food Safety 101: How Long Can I Leave Cooked Food Unrefrigerated?

With the USDA ground beef recall fresh on our minds, we thought it might be smart to brush up on our own food handling practices. Do you know how long you can leave that potato salad on your buffet be...

Recipe: Cous Cous Salad with Winter Squash and Cranberries

Back at the end of the summer when the farmer's markets were closing shop for the season, we bought a 20-pound bag of winter squash for $20 thinking we'd surely never get tired of squash! And now it...

Recipe: No-Knead Challah

For our review of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, we tried out a no-knead recipe for challah. The authors of the book have kindly agreed to let us to share this recipe with you. ...

Book Review: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day

The host of no-knead recipes from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day have been making quiet ripples through the baking community, and we felt that it was time take a look for ourselves to see what th...

Supermarket Saver: How Much to Pay for Olive Oil?

Eating consciously and minding our budgets can be a tough balancing act, especially as we all look for ways to trim down our spending as gas and food prices continue to rise. Sometimes thinking stra...

Culinary School Tip: Braise with an Inverted Lid of Foil

A tight-fitting lid is an essential component when we're cooking long, slow braises that need a consistent temperature and a lot of moisture in order to cook properly. But if you're anything like us...

Recipe: New England Fish Chowder

It's no secret that New Englanders have a particular reverence for chowders of all kinds, and on dreary winter days like those we've been getting, there's nothing we crave more. And with good reason...

Food Science: Why Tougher Meats Make Good Braises

We've often wondered why so many recipes for beef braises call for lean cuts of meat like bottom round or chuck and whether a more tender cut might work just as well or better. Since lean cuts also ...