Table of Contents
+Equipment
- A Box of Baking Soda in the Fridge Absorbs Odors
- A Sharpening Steel Sharpens Knives
- Aluminum Cookware Can Promote Alzheimer’s Disease
- Gas Cooktops Are Better Than Electric
- Gourmet Microwave Cooking is Not Possible
- Hot Pan, Cold Oil to Prevent Sticking
- Microwave Cooking is Radiation and Makes Food Poisonous
- Pre-heating a Pan Prevents Sticking by Closing Cracks in the Metal
- Propane Tank Pressure Gauges are Useful
- Pyrex is Pyrex is Pyrex
- Titanium Cutting Boards are Superior
- You Can’t Wash Cast Iron Pans With Soap
+Health/Nutrition
- A Cortisol Cocktail Helps Relieve Stress
- Alcohol in a Recipe All Evaporates During Cooking
- All Dietary Fiber is Equivalent
- All Ultra-processed Food is Bad For You
- Aluminum Cookware Can Promote Alzheimer’s Disease
- Brown Eggs are More Nutritious than White Eggs
- Carrot Tops are Toxic
- Delay Your First Cup of Coffee for Better Waking
- Don’t Eat Liver Because it Stores Toxins
- Drinking Coffee Helps Sober You Up
- Foods Labeled “No MSG Added” Contain no Added MSG
- Frozen Fruits and Vegetables are Less Nutritious
- Gas Cooktops Are Better Than Electric
- Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Are Harmful to Your Health
- Gluten is Bad For Your Health
- Gluten-sensitive People Should Avoid MSG
- Greek Yogurt has Special Cultures
- Green Tea Helps with Weight Loss
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is Bad for Your Health
- If an Egg Floats it is Bad
- It is Safe to Cook Red Kidney Beans in a Slow Cooker
- Lab Grown Eggs are Being Sold to Consumers
- Microwave Cooking Destroys Nutrients
- Microwave Cooking is Radiation and Makes Food Poisonous
- Microwave-Safe Plastic Containers are Safe for You
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is Bad For You
- Non-alcoholic Beer Contains No Alcohol
- Nutritionally, an Egg is an Egg
- Protein Supplements Benefit Your Health
- Raw Milk Has Unique Health Benefits
- Raw Oysters are Safe Only in “R” Months
- Raw Vegetables Are Always More Nutritious
- Seed Oils are Bad for Your Health
- Seltzer is Bad for Your Teeth
- Spinach is a Good Source of Iron
- The Paleo Diet Makes Sense
- The Terms Healthy and Healthful Mean Different Things
- Tilapia Were Created in a Lab
- Whole Milk is Straight From the Cow
- You Must Cook Pork to Well-done for Safety
+History and Culture
- All Wild Rice is the Same
- Aside From Color, Green and White Asparagus are the Same
- Caesar Salad was Invented by Julius Caesar
- Corned Beef and Cabbage is Traditional in Ireland
- Lobster has Always Been a Luxury Food
- Pasta Was Brought From China to Italy by Marco Polo
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese is From Philadelphia
- Real Chili Does Not Contain Beans or Tomatoes
- Russian Dressing and Thousand Island Dressing are the Same
- Sushi Means Raw Fish
- Swiss Steak and Salisbury Steak are the Same
- Tellicherry Peppercorns Come From Tellicherry, India
- Tomatoes Are a Vegetable
- Vegetarians Can Eat Seafood
+Ingredients
- A Pinhole Prevents Boiled Eggs From Cracking
- A Worm in an Ear of Corn Means You Can’t Eat It
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- Add Salt to Pasta Water So It Boils Sooner
- Alcohol in a Recipe All Evaporates During Cooking
- All Dietary Fiber is Equivalent
- All Fruit Ripens After Picking
- All Thickening Agents Work the Same
- All Wild Rice is the Same
- Aside From Color, Green and White Asparagus are the Same
- Boiled Eggs Crack Due to Heat Shock
- Bread Becomes Stale by Drying Out
- Breathe Through Your Mouth to Avoid Crying When Cutting an Onion
- Brown Eggs are More Nutritious than White Eggs
- Carrot Tops are Toxic
- Chicken Labeled Free Range is Really Free Range
- Cinnamon is All the Same
- Clear Vanilla Extract is Real Vanilla
- Climate Change-Wise, Beef and Pork are the Same
- Corned Beef and Cabbage is Traditional in Ireland
- Dip Garlicky Fingers in Milk to Remove Smell
- Do Not Store Coffee in the Freezer
- Don’t Eat Liver Because it Stores Toxins
- Don’t Refrigerate Fresh Corn on the Cob
- Dried Whole Spices do not Expire
- Eating Bananas Attracts Mosquitoes
- Fair Trade Coffee is Best Quality
- Figs are a Fruit
- Foods Labeled “No MSG Added” Contain no Added MSG
- For Easy Peeling Start Eggs in Cold Water
- Fresh Herbs are Always Better Than Dried
- Fresh Seafood is Always Better Than Frozen
- Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Are Harmful to Your Health
- Gluten is Bad For Your Health
- Gluten-sensitive People Should Avoid MSG
- Greek Yogurt has Special Cultures
- Green Tea Helps with Weight Loss
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is Bad for Your Health
- If an Egg Floats it is Bad
- It is Safe to Cook Red Kidney Beans in a Slow Cooker
- It is Unsafe to Refreeze Meat
- Kosher Salt Tastes Better Than Table Salt
- Lab Grown Eggs are Being Sold to Consumers
- Leave Pit in a Halved Avocado to Prevent Browning
- Lima Beans and Butter Beans are Different Plants
- Lobster has Always Been a Luxury Food
- Lox Means Smoked Salmon
- Meat Labeled Uncured is Really Not Cured
- Miracle Whip is Mayonnaise
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is Bad For You
- Myths About Dried Beans
- Nutritionally, an Egg is an Egg
- Oysters are an Aphrodisiac
- Pasta Was Brought From China to Italy by Marco Polo
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese is From Philadelphia
- Prawns are Just Big Shrimp
- Protein Supplements Benefit Your Health
- Raw Milk Has Unique Health Benefits
- Raw Oysters are Safe Only in “R” Months
- Raw Vegetables Are Always More Nutritious
- Real Chili Does Not Contain Beans or Tomatoes
- Red Onions are Spanish Onions
- Refried Beans Means Beans Fried Twice
- Ripen Tomatoes on a Sunny Windowsill
- Russian Dressing and Thousand Island Dressing are the Same
- Salt Scrambled Eggs at the End of Cooking for Best Results
- Searing Meat Seals in the Juices
- Seed Oils are Bad for Your Health
- Seltzer is Bad for Your Teeth
- Spinach is a Good Source of Iron
- Sushi Means Raw Fish
- Sushi Requires Special “Sushi Rice”
- Tear Basil, Rather than Cutting it, for Best Flavor
- Tellicherry Peppercorns Come From Tellicherry, India
- The Heat of Hot Peppers is in The Seeds
- Tilapia Were Created in a Lab
- Tomatoes Are a Vegetable
- Use a Mixer for the Best Mashed Potatoes
- Using Milk in Scrambled Eggs Gives Tough Eggs
- Vegetarians Can Eat Seafood
- When Grilling a Burger Flip it Only Once
- Whole Milk is Straight From the Cow
- Yams Are Sweet Potatoes
- Yellow and White Peaches are the Same
- You Can Make a Baked Potato in the Microwave
- You Can Speed Making Caramelized Onions With Baking Soda
- You Feel Drowsy after Thanksgiving Dinner Because of Tryptophan in the Turkey
- You Must Cook Pork to Well-done for Safety
+Money Saver
- A Box of Baking Soda in the Fridge Absorbs Odors
- A Worm in an Ear of Corn Means You Can’t Eat It
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- Add Oil to Pasta Cooking Water to Prevent Sticking
- All Fruit Ripens After Picking
- All Ultra-processed Food is Bad For You
- Baking Soda + Vinegar is Good For Cleaning
- Bread Becomes Stale by Drying Out
- Fair Trade Coffee is Best Quality
- Fresh Herbs are Always Better Than Dried
- Fresh Seafood is Always Better Than Frozen
- Frozen Fruits and Vegetables are Less Nutritious
- It is Unsafe to Refreeze Meat
- Kosher Salt Tastes Better Than Table Salt
- Leave Pit in a Halved Avocado to Prevent Browning
- Prawns are Just Big Shrimp
- Produce Cleaners or “Veggie Soaps” Are Effective and Safe
- Propane Tank Pressure Gauges are Useful
- Pyrex is Pyrex is Pyrex
- Sushi Requires Special “Sushi Rice”
- Titanium Cutting Boards are Superior
- You Need a Gadget to Clean Produce
+Odds and Ends
- All Ice Cubes are Created Equal
- Baking Soda + Vinegar is Good For Cleaning
- Breathe Through Your Mouth to Avoid Crying When Cutting an Onion
- Chicken Labeled Free Range is Really Free Range
- 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
- Don’t Refrigerate Fresh Corn on the Cob
- Drinking Coffee Helps Sober You Up
- Eating Bananas Attracts Mosquitoes
- Figs are a Fruit
- Lima Beans and Butter Beans are Different Plants
- Lobsters Scream With Pain When Boiled
- Miracle Whip is Mayonnaise
- Non-alcoholic Beer Contains No Alcohol
- Oysters are an Aphrodisiac
- Sushi Means Raw Fish
- The Paleo Diet Makes Sense
- The Terms Healthy and Healthful Mean Different Things
- To Keep Coffee Hot Longer, add Milk Just Before Drinking
- You Feel Drowsy after Thanksgiving Dinner Because of Tryptophan in the Turkey
+Techniques
- A Pinhole Prevents Boiled Eggs From Cracking
- A Sharpening Steel Sharpens Knives
- Acidic Marinades Tenderize Meat
- Add Oil to Pasta Cooking Water to Prevent Sticking
- Add Salt to Pasta Water So It Boils Sooner
- All Ice Cubes are Created Equal
- All Thickening Agents Work the Same
- Blanching Means to Boil Briefly
- Boiled Eggs Crack Due to Heat Shock
- Cold Water Boils Faster than Warm Water
- For Easy Peeling Start Eggs in Cold Water
- Gourmet Microwave Cooking is Not Possible
- Hot Pan, Cold Oil to Prevent Sticking
- Lobsters Scream With Pain When Boiled
- Lox Means Smoked Salmon
- Meat Labeled Uncured is Really Not Cured
- Microwave Cooking Destroys Nutrients
- Microwave-Safe Plastic Containers are Safe for You
- Myths About Dried Beans
- Pre-heating a Pan Prevents Sticking by Closing Cracks in the Metal
- Produce Cleaners or “Veggie Soaps” Are Effective and Safe
- Refried Beans Means Beans Fried Twice
- Ripen Tomatoes on a Sunny Windowsill
- Salt Scrambled Eggs at the End of Cooking for Best Results
- Searing Meat Seals in the Juices
- Sushi Means Raw Fish
- Tear Basil, Rather than Cutting it, for Best Flavor
- The Heat of Hot Peppers is in The Seeds
- Use a Mixer for the Best Mashed Potatoes
- Using Milk in Scrambled Eggs Gives Tough Eggs
- When Grilling a Burger Flip it Only Once
- 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
- You Need a Gadget to Clean Produce