Finally, you’re allowed to throw food! Or… maybe not? Everyone knows the “trick” of throwing spaghetti against the wall to check if it’s cooked. But does it actually work? All over the world, there are aspiring chefs throwing strands of pasta at the wall. Except in Italy. There, they simply taste it. At first glance,…
Everyone knows the feeling… You carefully place an egg in the pan and before you can even say “perfectly soft-boiled,” the shell cracks open as if the egg has decided to give birth right there in your cooking water. Result: floating egg whites in the pan, a damaged egg, and definitely not that perfect breakfast…
You’re happily cooking, potatoes or vegetables simmering away on the stove… and suddenly you hear that dreaded sound: ssssssssst… Before you know it, the foam spills over the edge of the pan, drips onto your stovetop, and leaves you scrubbing away that annoying burnt ring afterwards. A lot of people place a wooden spoon across…
