Know How To Use Your Home Fire Extinguisher!
One of the most viewed articles here on Culinary Lore is: How Hot Does Cooking Oil Need to Be Before It Catches Fire? I also consider it the most important. It provides not only the information the...
View ArticleKeep Your Child Safe from Scalds or Burns – 10 Kitchen Tips You Need to Know
Scalds, or burns caused by hot liquids or steam, are one of the most frequent causes of burns in the kitchen. Young children are especially vulnerable to sustaining burns this way. They are frequently...
View ArticleWhat Is The Leading Cause Of Food Poisoning in the United States?
When you think of food poisoning, you probably think of bacteria like E. coli, salmonella, or staphylococcus. Foodborne illness can be caused by other pathogens, including viruses and parasites. If I...
View ArticleThe Last Meal I Ate Made Me Sick!
You just had a great restaurant meal last evening and today, you have food poisoning. That restaurant poisoned me, you think. This is a common assumption. Whenever we get sick with something that feels...
View ArticleThe Dirtiest and Most Germy Item at Restaurants
Sometimes the logic of the restaurant industry, and of professional chefs, escapes me. Or, rather, the lack of logic. Should you never eat on on Valentine’s day, like Gordon Ramsay says, because it is...
View ArticleCan You Use an Instant Pot or Other Cooker for Home Canning?
I recently saw an infomercial (or part of one) for an Instant cooker appliance similar to the very popular Instant Pot™. Such cookers have settings and lids which allow them to be used as a pressure...
View ArticleAre Earthworms Dangerous For Dogs To Eat?
Take a look at the little guy in the photo below. This little guy, a common earthworm, is completely safe to eat, as long as you cook it. An important question, however, came up in a Labrador retriever...
View ArticleShould You Rinse Chicken Before Cooking It?
I was watching the latest episode of The Profitwith Marcus Leomonis last night and one of the segments spurred me to write about something I was not going to bother writing about because I thought it...
View ArticleWhy Are Some Dishes Not Microwave Safe?
I mentioned in a previous article that microwaves pass through many of materials we use in them. Yet, if you are an experienced microwave user, you know that not all containers or dishes are microwave...
View ArticleStore Food Correctly In The Fridge To Reduce Waste
Americans throw away half of all their food amounting to $160 billion every year. 77% say they feel guilty about their food waste, but they don’t seem to know how to reduce it. Simply storing food...
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