I love our Crock-Pot. My wife, on the other hand, kind of hates it because she said the food lacks flavor. So I wondered why does slow cooker food taste bland and what can I do about it? Slow cooker meals often suffer from being under-seasoned since it can be hard to gauge the right … Read more
I love being at my grill. I have a cool combo grill that has a propane side, a charcoal side, and a smoker attachment (called a firebox). But despite my years of using them, I don’t know everything there is to know about the different types of grills and smokers. The different types of grills … Read more
While I do own a chef’s knife, I wondered why certain chefs pick certain knives and what a chef knife is good for beyond how I use mine. So, I wanted to research and create the ultimate guide for chef knives and explain everything there is to know about them, from how to use a … Read more
I recently got an air fryer. At first, I wasn’t quite sure what it was, how it worked, or why I would want one. So that got me curious about the advantages of an air fryer. The advantages of an air fryer include being able to get foods hot and crispy with little to no … Read more
Where I live, we love to barbeque! But when you go to the grocery store to buy charcoal, you have a lot of choices. So even though I have my favorites, I wondered about the differences between wood and charcoal. All charcoal, whether wood or briquettes are heated without oxygen so they turn into charcoal … Read more
I love my slow cookers. I’ve used them hundreds of times and sometimes left them on overnight or while I was at work. But lately, I’ve heard concerns about them cracking. So I decided to investigate why do slow cookers crack. Slow cookers will only crack under 3 circumstances: 1. They will crack due to … Read more
Let’s be honest. Most of us don’t take the time to cut fresh french fries from a potato. So, as I stared at my bag of frozen garlic fries, I wondered what the best oil for frying frozen french fries was and CAN you deep fry frozen french fries. The best oil for frying frozen … Read more