Table of Contents
+Equipment
+Health/Nutrition
- All Ultra-processed Food is Bad For You
- Brown Eggs are More Nutritious than White Eggs
- Delay Your First Cup of Coffee for Better Waking
- Eating Bananas Attracts Mosquitoes
- Gluten is Bad For Your Health
- Greek Yogurt has Special Cultures
- It is Safe to Cook Red Kidney Beans in a Slow Cooker
- Microwave Cooking Destroys Nutrients
- Nutritionally, an Egg is an Egg
- Raw Milk Has Unique Health Benefits
- Raw Oysters are Safe Only in “R” Months
- Seed Oils are Bad for Your Health
- Seltzer is Bad for Your Teeth
- The Paleo Diet Makes Sense
- Whole Milk is Straight From the Cow
+Ingredients
- A Worm in an Ear of Corn Means You Can’t Eat It
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- All Fruit Ripens After Picking
- All Thickening Agents Work the Same
- All Ultra-processed Food is Bad For You
- Breathe Through Your Mouth to Avoid Crying When Cutting an Onion
- Brown Eggs are More Nutritious than White Eggs
- Caesar Salad was Invented by Julius Caesar
- Climate Change-Wise, Beef and Pork are the Same
- Dip Garlicky Fingers in Milk to Remove Smell
- Do Not Store Coffee in the Freezer
- Dried Whole Spices do not Expire
- Eating Bananas Attracts Mosquitoes
- Fair Trade Coffee is Best Quality
- Fresh Seafood is Always Better Than Frozen
- Gluten is Bad For Your Health
- Greek Yogurt has Special Cultures
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is Bad for Your Health
- It is Safe to Cook Red Kidney Beans in a Slow Cooker
- Kosher Salt Tastes Better Than Table Salt
- Leave Pit in a Halved Avocado to Prevent Browning
- Lox Means Smoked Salmon
- Miracle Whip is Mayonnaise
- Nutritionally, an Egg is an Egg
- Oysters are an Aphrodisiac
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese is From Philadelphia
- Prawns are Just Big Shrimp
- Raw Milk Has Unique Health Benefits
- Raw Oysters are Safe Only in “R” Months
- Red Onions are Spanish Onions
- Russian Dressing and Thousand Island Dressing are the Same
- Searing Meat Seals in the Juices
- Seed Oils are Bad for Your Health
- Seltzer is Bad for Your Teeth
- Sushi Requires Special “Sushi Rice”
- Swiss Steak and Salisbury Steak are the Same
- Tear Basil, Rather than Cutting it, for Best Flavor
- Tellicherry Peppercorns Come From Tellicherry, India
- The Paleo Diet Makes Sense
- To Keep Coffee Hot Longer, add Milk Just Before Drinking
- Whole Milk is Straight From the Cow
- You Can Make a Baked Potato in the Microwave
- You Can Speed Making Caramelized Onions With Baking Soda
+Money Saver
- A Worm in an Ear of Corn Means You Can’t Eat It
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- All Fruit Ripens After Picking
- All Ice Cubes are Created Equal
- All Ultra-processed Food is Bad For You
- Fair Trade Coffee is Best Quality
- Fresh Seafood is Always Better Than Frozen
- Kosher Salt Tastes Better Than Table Salt
- Leave Pit in a Halved Avocado to Prevent Browning
- Prawns are Just Big Shrimp
- Propane Tank Pressure Gauges are Useful
- Pyrex is Pyrex is Pyrex
- Raw Oysters are Safe Only in “R” Months
- Seed Oils are Bad for Your Health
- Sushi Requires Special “Sushi Rice”
- Tear Basil, Rather than Cutting it, for Best Flavor
+Odds and Ends
- A Worm in an Ear of Corn Means You Can’t Eat It
- All Ice Cubes are Created Equal
- Breathe Through Your Mouth to Avoid Crying When Cutting an Onion
- Caesar Salad was Invented by Julius Caesar
- Climate Change-Wise, Beef and Pork are the Same
- Cold Water Boils Faster than Warm Water
- Delay Your First Cup of Coffee for Better Waking
- Dip Garlicky Fingers in Milk to Remove Smell
- Do Not Store Coffee in the Freezer
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is Bad for Your Health
- Miracle Whip is Mayonnaise
- Oysters are an Aphrodisiac
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese is From Philadelphia
- Russian Dressing and Thousand Island Dressing are the Same
- Tellicherry Peppercorns Come From Tellicherry, India
- To Keep Coffee Hot Longer, add Milk Just Before Drinking
+Techniques
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- All Fruit Ripens After Picking
- All Ice Cubes are Created Equal
- All Thickening Agents Work the Same
- Cold Water Boils Faster than Warm Water
- Gourmet Microwave Cooking is Not Possible
- It is Safe to Cook Red Kidney Beans in a Slow Cooker
- Leave Pit in a Halved Avocado to Prevent Browning
- Lox Means Smoked Salmon
- Searing Meat Seals in the Juices
- Swiss Steak and Salisbury Steak are the Same
- Tear Basil, Rather than Cutting it, for Best Flavor
- You Can Make a Baked Potato in the Microwave
- You Can Speed Making Caramelized Onions With Baking Soda
- You Can’t Wash Cast Iron Pans With Soap