Water makes up so much of what we eat and drink—why not obsess a little bit over getting the best-tasting water possible?| Serious Eats
What does good vinegar look like? How can you recognize quality? And what's the best way to use a particular type of vinegar? A guide to the most common varieties of vinegar on the market, with cues to help you identify the best ones.| Serious Eats
Here's the short of it: You can use gelatin to filter cruddy used deep-frying oil until it is crystal clear. The technique is easier than any other method I know, requiring no wire strainers or coffee filters or extensive clean-up.| Serious Eats
These days, I need to get really honest with myself about how much I can take on, especially when it comes to meals. I want to be excited about the food I'm cooking, but I usually can't swing a recipe with 25 ingredients and a dozen steps. That's where this week's meal plan comes in, with a full week of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners that can all be ready in 30 minutes or less.| Serious Eats
My cast iron pan gives me golden-brown fried chicken, sizzling bacon, corn bread, perfectly seared steaks, bubbly pizzas, and, crisp dumplings. Here's how to maintain one.| Serious Eats
Seasoning and maintaining a cast iron pan is much simpler than you might imagine.| Serious Eats
Are cast iron skillets nonstick? Can you wash cast iron with soap? Should you use metal utensils on cast iron? And more quandaries, explained.| Serious Eats
After examining heat conduction, frying dozens of eggs, searing steaks, and baking loads of cornbread, we found five excellent cast iron skillets.| Serious Eats