For Burn Awareness Week, stay careful in the kitchen | News

For Burn Awareness Week, stay careful in the kitchen | News

HERRIN (WSIL)—It’s Burn Awareness Week and this year, the American Burn Association wants to remind everyone about dangers in the kitchen, and with the daily task of cooking, many forget how easy it is to get burned. “Especially with like boil over type fires with grease and things, if people are trying to put them … Read more

Kitchen 101: What you need to know about meat safety, from shopping to cooking | Food and Cooking

Kitchen 101: What you need to know about meat safety, from shopping to cooking | Food and Cooking

When prepping a meal, make sure you cut vegetables and meat on different cutting boards or even at two different times to avoid cross-contamination. It’s a myth that you shouldn’t cut meat on a wooden cutting board. Wood is a natural antibacterial, Combs said. But he added that you do need to take care of … Read more

NW Iowa restaurants share kitchen after devastating fire | State and Regional

NW Iowa restaurants share kitchen after devastating fire | State and Regional

HAWARDEN, Iowa (AP) — You aren’t likely to hear Hawarden’s breakfast crowd complaining about there being too many cooks in the kitchen. Since a fire destroyed downtown fixture Central Cafe last month, local residents missed owner Jen McVay’s breakfasts and lunches. But just hours after the fire, McVay had an offer to resume cooking and … Read more

​​The Rebirth of the Ebony Test Kitchen, a Home for Black Cuisine

​​The Rebirth of the Ebony Test Kitchen, a Home for Black Cuisine

One morning in January, 2020, a group of curators and officials from the Museum of Food and Drink headed out to the industrial edge of Queens to assess the status of their most high-profile acquisition to date: the Ebony Test Kitchen. The kitchen, originally situated on the tenth floor of the Johnson Publishing Company Building, … Read more

Commentary: Observe the pinch of inflation at our kitchen table | Columns

CNBC reported that beef and veal prices have risen by 20.1 percent during the past year. Dreamstime Jill Ebstein It’s no secret we are experiencing inflation, and it is hitting us where it hurts most—in our pocketbooks and on our kitchen table. I got wind of inflation in the oddest of ways. I go to … Read more