In the past few years, we have seen a move away from rote recipes and toward the teaching of technique. Of course, cookbooks and food publications still provide ingredient lists with step-by-step ...

Acid can add balance and contrast in our cooking. Best-selling cookbook author and chef Samin Nosrat gets down to the fundamentals of flavor with four key elements: salt, fat, acid and heat. The book ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Salt often makes the difference between a good dish and a great dish. To season with it right and well, it’s helpful to understand the different types of salts and the best ways to use them. Where ...

Have you been using salt wrong all your life? Are you marinating too long, thinking that it’s necessary for flavoring? Find out which cooking techniques are the subject of heated debates among ...