There’s a universal — and easy — answer to a common kitchen predicament. Portioning hot food when storing ensures it cools more quickly.Maren Caruso/Getty Images Published Dec. 12, 2024Updated Dec. 12, 2024 Faced with a steamy pan of food that needs refrigerating — or six, on holidays and other feast days — we may find…
If the social media rumors are true, your leftover rice may be trying to kill you. Experts on the matter, however, tell a somewhat different story. It’s true that cooked rice left at room temperature too long can become a happy home to intruders, notably Bacillus cereus, a common type of bacteria that lives in…
In the vexing moments when we stumble on an abandoned package of chicken thighs in the back of the fridge, we really have to consider two questions: Is it spoiled? And will it make us sick? They aren’t the same thing. The organisms that spoil food make their presence known, causing it to smell funky,…
In the vexing moments when we stumble on an abandoned package of chicken thighs in the back of the fridge, we really have to consider two questions: Is it spoiled? And will it make us sick? They aren’t the same thing. The organisms that spoil food make their presence known, causing it to smell funky,…
Hi! It’s Genevieve, filling in for Emily Weinstein this spring break week. This change in seasons means a mix of warming meals and lighter, fresher ones. It also inspires me to start spring cleaning. When I’m in spring cleaning mode, I like to get my kitchen in order by finishing off as many condiments as…
