10 Of Your Most Burning Food Questions Answered By Experts. Us!

Your hands smell for hours after you cut onions for dinner. But why? You like your bagel with smoked salmon. Or is it lox? Nova? Is there even a difference?  Are those expired eggs OK to use? The red wax coating on the outside of gouda, is it edible? (No you dumbass). This is where we come in. Let the mysteries be solved.

10 Of Your Most Burning Food Questions Answered By Experts. Us!

Why Is Whiskey Good For A Cough?

Hot toddies for coughs are the best kind of logical

We discovered long ago that while cough syrup rocks in the taste department and everything, there's a little tipple we all know and love that'll do pretty much the same thing and buzz you up in a much more pleasant way. It's whiskey, and here's why science says it's good for your cough. 

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Which Cheese Rinds Are Edible?

Can you eat cheese rinds? Brie? Parmesan?

We've all seen it: the wedge of cheese on the platter whose innards have been scooped out, leaving behind the shell that allowed its wonderful flavors to develop. Who left the rind behind, and why?

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What's The Difference Between Smoked Salmon And Lox?

Learn the different kinds of smoked salmon

Lox most commonly refers to Nova-style: whole salmon fillets cured in a salt-sugar rub or brine (like gravlax) then cold-smoked (unlike gravlax) so that they don't cook at all. There's also hot-smoked salmon, which is fully cooked with heated smoke. More smoked salmon knowledge, plus a nod to the purists, after the jump. 

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How Do You Pop Popcorn On The Stove?

Popcorn on the stove makes for one lonely microwave

Just in case your microwaves craps out or you run out of the greasy bagged stuff, it's important to know how to pop popcorn on the stove. Otherwise you'll just be sitting there on the couch staring down at your lap with absolutely no purpose whatsoever. Let's minimize that very real risk and get you a crunchy, salty treat before something else disasterous happens.

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What Is Dark Chocolate?

What makes chocolate dark? Let's cacao percentage.

Sure it's darker in color, but what is dark chocolate? Is it in a bad mood? Is it not looking forward to Valentine's Day for whatever reason? Or is it something much, much simpler?

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Can Vinegar Go Bad?

Vinegar's shelf life is quite a life. How long?

It's tangy, fashionable to drink when mixed with water, largely responsible for humanity's obsession with pickling and, quite frankly, we will not eat fish and chips without the malt variety. It's vinegar. But the big question: is that sticky bottle of it in the back of your pantry still good?

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Why Do My Hands Smell Like Onions?

And how can I make them smell like hands again?

You chopped a pile of onions for dinner, and hours after you've enjoyed the meal and left a mountain of dishes in the sink, your hands smell awful. It's like you have onion juice running through your veins instead of blood, and it's not sexy. How did this happen, and how can you get your life back on track? The secret is at the bottom of the mountain of dishes in your sink.

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What Is A Tincture?

It's not in your home bar, but it sure can be

You had "the greatest cocktail in the world" over the weekend, and were so obsessed with it you managed to remember which bar crafted it, hunted down the craftsman and demanded the recipe. Everything was great in that cocktail shaker until you got down to "3 drops of habanero tincture," and froze. What is a tincture, and can you make it at home?  

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Can You Eat Expired Eggs?

What does the date on an egg carton really mean?

One can only wonder how many innocent dozens of eggs have been disposed of prematurely. The truth is, bad eggs don't really exist anymore — thanks to modern food safety technology, they've gone the way of the dodo...egg. The question is: how long before these immortal ovi (look it up) are truly inedible? What do the expiration dates on egg cartons really mean? 

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What Is Jumbo Lump Crab?

Learn the different grades of lump crabmeat

Jumbo lump meat is to the crab as breast is to the chicken: it's bigger, more expensive and, to some, the best part of the animal. That said, any portion of the crab — or any other animal, really — will boast more flavor than a chicken breast, no matter how juicy. Let's explore what these lovely lumps are, and what to do with them.

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