Foods like pizza, fried items, bread, and steak often lose their crispness or become rubbery when microwaved, which can ruin their flavor. Eggs, spicy peppers, and even plastics can be hazardous in ...

Clean up that messy microwave to keep it free of bacteria.

You may also consider Hetty’s kale, couscous (carbs!) and tofu (protein!) salad with carrot-ginger dressing, or her sheet-pan coconut curry with squash (carbs!) and tofu (protein!). That might also ...

Walk into any grocery store, or better yet, your local farmers’ market this time of year, and you’ll likely see bins overflowing with seasonal squash in dozens of colors, shapes, and sizes. Knowing ...

Walk into any grocery store, or better yet, your local farmers’ market this time of year, and you’ll likely see bins overflowing with seasonal squash in dozens of colors, shapes, ...

Comfort isn’t caviar—it’s boxed mac remixed, ramen with extras, spaghetti ceasefires, and casseroles that turn “not much” into a win ...

Microwave on high until the potatoes are slightly softened. They do not need to be fully cooked — just heated enough to start the cooking process. Timing depends on the volume of potatoes you’re ...

We love kitchen hacks, but only when they net results as good as the traditional method. Be it a surprising way to check steak for doneness without a thermometer or quickly blasting a whole chicken to ...

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From the time countertop microwaves started to hit the market in the late 1960s, we’ve all known one thing: Metal is verboten! However, as it turns out, that’s not completely accurate. Back in 2003, ...

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