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How To: Organize Your Fridge

With spring cleaning on our brains and the Kitchn Cure for inspiration, we're ready to take a fresh look at the contents of our refrigerator. But once all the expired condiments have been tossed and t...

Food Safety: Is It Safe to Order Hamburgers Rare?

Granted spring has barely gotten a foothold in many parts of the country, but we're already starting to daydream about summer and burgers on the barbecue! Many of us like a good medium-rare burger: p...

Food Coloring, Slaughterhouse Suspensions, and Corn-Based Film Fighting Bacteria
Top food news for April 7-12

It's Hump Day, and that means we're here with this week's food news roundup. Come on in and read about why the humble potato might be the replacement for wheat, GMO foods, a recall of espresso beans,...

Cantaloupes Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of cantaloupes from Honduran grower Agropecuaria Montelibano. They have been found to contain salmonella, a bacteria that causes food-borne illnes...

Health Alert: Listeria Contamination in Costco Chicken

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Costco was recalling approximately 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken that may be infected with listeria....

Good Question: How Long Is it Safe to Keep Condiments?

A condiment question! This is from Amanda, who asks: How long do condiments keep in the fridge? I don't often use things like ketchup, mustard, Worcesteshire sauce, etc. but I still have them arou...

Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix Recall

Hot on the heels of the alfalfa sprout recall comes another food recall; the Quaker Oats Company has recalled a small amount of Aunt Jemima Pancake and Waffle Mix due to potential salmonella contamina...

How To: Sanitize Instant-Read Thermometers

Most of the time, it's fine to simply wash our thermometers with soapy water and call it a day. But when we've been using them to take the temperature of meat, we want them clean. And we mean really c...

Alfalfa Sprout Recall in California

Just when Spring has sprung and everyone out here in California is eating salads, there's been a double recall of contaminated alfalfa sprouts this weekend on the West Coast....

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 ...

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 ...

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...