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A Frenchstyle omelet garnished with chopped chives on a plate a fork to the side and a mug in the background
Why French Omelettes Are Harder to Make Than American Omelets, According to a Chef
Carton of eggs on the counter and some blue and yellow lines in the lower right corner of the photo
Are Expired Eggs Safe to Eat, and for How Long?
A bowl of rinsed rice sitting in a fine mesh strainer placed on a light surface with a towel nearby
Do You Always Have to Rinse Rice (And How Do You Do It)?
Gray meat on a pan
Is It Safe To Eat Ground Beef That Has Turned Gray?
A sprouted onion with green shoots placed on a light surface
Is it Safe to Eat Sprouted Onions, and Do You Really Want Them in Your Recipe?
Two chicken breasts on brown paper
What's That White Stringy Thing On My Chicken, and Is It Safe to Eat?
zip-top bags filled with frozen vegetables in a freezer
Is It Safe To Reuse Zip-Top Bags? Here's What the Experts Say
Sideview of oil getting poured into a nonstick pan
The One Food You Should Never Cook in a Nonstick Pan, According to Experts
Gray meat on a pan
Is It Safe To Eat Ground Beef That Has Turned Gray?
A chocolate bar showing white bloom and crackling
Is That White Stuff on My Chocolate Safe To Eat?
Moist and tender-looking spice-rubbed chicken breast partially sliced on a cutting board
Why You Should Marinate Your Chicken in Yogurt, According to Experts
fried runny egg over easy with salt, pepper, and parsley
Is It Safe to Eat Runny Eggs With the Rise of Avian Flu?
Close up of a sunny side up egg on a plate with a mug of coffee peeking in
Are Pale Egg Yolks Safe To Eat?
A top-down image of a green bowl filled with three raw eggs.
Is It Safe To Eat That Stringy White Thing in Raw Eggs?
Puffed up container of meat
Is It Safe To Eat Meat in Bloated or Swollen Packaging?
Close-up of a cooked salmon fillet in a grill pan with a lemon slice on top and a halved cherry tomato and rosemary sprig next to it
Is It OK To Eat That White Stuff Coming Out of Your Fish?
Sprouting onions on a wooden table
Are Sprouted Onions Safe To Eat? An Expert Weighs In
Potatoes with sprouts
Is It Safe To Eat Sprouted Potatoes? Here’s What the Experts Say
Close-up of mold on two slices of wholegrain bread
Is It Dangerous To Eat Moldy Bread?
Popped Pillsbury biscuit can
*Pop!* Why Do Pillsbury Biscuits Come in Those Scary Tubes?
White stuff on salmon
Ummm, What’s That White Stuff Coming Out of My Salmon?
white stripes on chicken
Ummm, What Are Those White Stripes on My Chicken Breasts?
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Do Eggs Really Need To Be at Room Temperature for Baking?
Egg with small crack
Is It Safe To Eat an Egg With a Small Crack On It? Here's What the Experts Say
honey in jar
Is Crystallized Honey Safe To Eat? Here’s What the Experts Say
Sprouted garlic on a table
Is It Safe To Eat Sprouted Garlic? Here’s What the Experts Say
Moldy cheese wrapped in cling film on a refrigerator shelf
Should You Throw Away Moldy Cheese? Here’s What the Experts Say
Green potatoes in a plastic bag
Is It Safe to Eat Green Potatoes?
Sticks from fruit
Is It Safe To Eat the Sticker on Fruit? Here's What the Experts Say
A dishwasher filled with bowls, plates, glasses, and silverware.
Why You Should Always Run Your Dishwasher at Night
Chicken stock in fridge
How Long Boxed Chicken Stock Stays Safe in the Fridge, According to Experts
two scratched nonstick pans
Is It Safe To Use Scratched Nonstick Pans? Here’s What Experts Say
Egg with blood spot on it
Are Eggs With Blood Spots on the Yolks Safe To Eat? Here's What the Experts Say
Chicken wings in a grocery store with clearance signs
Is Marked-Down Meat Safe To Eat?
Overhead view of a woman's hands cutting an onion in half on a wooden cutting board, on a marble countertop next to other onions in a bowl and and garlic to the side
The Surprising Vegetable You Should Be Washing, According to Experts
milk at store
Would You Drink Milk From a Bloated Carton?
Cracked tomato on the vine
Should You Eat a Split Tomato? Here's What the Experts Say
Honey jar with honey dripped from honey dipper
What's a Good Substitute for Honey?
sliced cucumbers on a cutting board
The Real Reason Cucumbers Look and Feel Waxy
An assortment of cookies in a round tin box
The Best Way To Store Cookies To Keep Them Fresh, According to a Bakery Owner
A bowl containing cocoa powder viewed from above
Why You Should Never Use Dutch-Process Cocoa Powder in Certain Recipes, According to Ghirardelli
Plastic milk jug with an indentation highlighted by a red circle against a patterned green background
The Real Reason There's a Dent in the Side of Your Milk Jug
Person removing cooked turkey from an oven
Here’s When Preheating Your Oven Really Matters (And When It Matters Less)
Kitchen countertop with an air fryer in the foreground
6 Times When You Should Use an Air Fryer (Instead of Your Oven)
A hand reaching into a refrigerator storing labeled food containers
When to Toss Leftovers, According to Experts
Raw potatoes
Is It Safe To Eat Raw Potatoes? Here's What the Experts Say
Trader Joe's bell at check out counter
A Trader Joe's Crew Member Reveals What It Means When They Ring the Bell
white and brown eggs in a bowl
The One Reason Why Eggs Aren’t Refrigerated in Some Countries
black bananas
The 3 Signs Your Bananas Are Too Ripe to Safely Eat
An open bag of baby carrots
The Only Way to Prevent Carrots From Tasting Soapy
a frozen package of beef stew meat with freezer burn
Is It Safe to Eat Meat With Freezer Burn? Here's What the Experts Say
Unrecognisable woman choosing fresh ground beef in supermarket.
What Do the Percentages on Ground Beef Mean?
Bunches of green onions on a white marble countertop
The Only Way to Prevent Green Onions From Getting Slimy