TIP OF THE DAY: Debunking Myths About Bacteria & Food Safety

Are you using enough microwave heat to kill all harmful bacteria? Photo © Barry Schwartz | Flickr.   Whether you heat, nuke, zap or other favorite word, using a microwave oven to cook or reheat foods is fast and convenient. But it’s not effective at killing harmful bacteria if the food isn’t heated to a…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Mince An Onion

  Many recipes call for minced vegetables and herbs. Unless you’re a committed chopper, it can be annoying to cut things so small. Yet, there’s an easy way to create those tiny pieces—the way professional chefs do. Here, chef Jim Davis shows us the correct way to mincing onions. It’s well worth your time to…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Cook A Steak On The Stove

  If your steaks don’t taste as good as restaurant steaks, it could be the quality of the meat. Or it could be your cooking technique. Restaurant chefs start with searing the seasoned steak in a cast-iron skillet or grill pan. Sometimes they finish cooking the meat in the oven. In this demonstration, the seared…
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