Grilling has always struck me as the most elemental of food preparations. Raw meat on a metal grate above an angry fire is about as primal as it gets, right? Well, things just got a little more primordial here in the Test Kitchen. We’ve been testing out a batch of recipes from Adam Perry Lang, Author of Charred and Scruffed, […]
Recent Posts By Robin Bashinsky
Every Home Cook Needs a Grill Pan
Like many guys, I have a predilection for grilling. And for better or for worse, I also have that innate male expectation that when I buy any nonperishable item, I expect to keep it forever. (In fact, I regularly wear clothes that I purchased brand-new that are older than the internet. Even socks.) At the confluence of these two character […]
Almond (Milk) Joy!
Recently, I made the decision to give up milk. Okay, it wasn’t so much of a conscious decision as a natural byproduct of my inherent laziness. And unlike a lot of those byproducts (e.g. credit card late-fees, interrupted phone service, etc.), this one has been nothing but positive. See, one of the perks of working in the Test Kitchen here […]
Sunshine in Winter
I’ve always found it counterintuitive that the citrusy bounty of such locales as Florida and Southern California is at its best during the drabbest months of the year. But so it is, and it’s a good thing, too, for it brings a bit of sunshine to both plate and palate while we await the abundance of the spring and summer […]
Cooking Fish in the Microwave
Recent life circumstances have rendered me a lot more, shall we say, “single” than I’ve been for quite some time. As such, I’ve had to change quite a few of my shopping and cooking habits accordingly. Alas, despite various heartfelt, earnest efforts on my part throughout the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that man–this one, at least–cannot live on […]
