Some background about the miraculous bun that makes every burger better.
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If you’re looking for something to eat and seeking retreat from the scorching heat of the street in Salmiya, Kuwait, you might find yourself ducking into Al Fanar Mall. And in that mall you might end up eating burgers at the Shake Shack. And as your teeth sink into the soft bun of a ShackBurger, you will think, Just like home.
Food hacks are always an egg-cellent way to start off your day. And thanks to a new video called “12 Things You Can Do With An Egg,” you can add a few more egg hacks to your culinary wisdom.
Chock full of yolk porn, this beautifully shot piece was created for the web series “Food, People, Places.” The tutorial features everything from Scotch eggs and Spanish tortillas to egg-infused whisky sours. There’s enough egg-spiration for you to get crackin’ on your next meal or drink in no time.
For even more egg hacks, check out this article for the best way to store them, and try some of these brilliant kitchen tricks to take your eggs to the next level.
via ’12 Things You Can Do With An Egg’ Video Is Truly Inspiring.
e Food and Drug Administration announced its plan today to phase out trans fats from the American food industry. Two years ago, the FDA acknowledged that trans fats were probably unsafe for human consumption, but until now, there was no national policy on their use in the food industry. This new decision, designed to be implemented over the next three years, was motivated by nearly two decades of research showing major health risks associated with the food additive. In its announcement, the FDA noted that artificial trans fats “are not ‘generally recognized as safe’ (GRAS) for use in human food.” More bluntly, they’re very bad for you.
via What the FDA’s Trans Fats ‘Phase Out’ Really Means – Eater.
I wish there was more of this in weights and precise measurements, but overall this is a nice tool for improvising when you’re out of pantry items.
There’s nothing worse than being in the middle of making biscuits only to realize that you’re fresh out of buttermilk. Or baking a cake, and finding out someone used up the eggs. Having to run out to the store when you’re in the middle of preparing something awesome to eat is the absolute worst. That ends right here, right now, with the mother of all substitution charts.
We’ve come across some great infographics before — like the one that explains how long foods can be frozen or the one the shares the secret for grilling picture-perfect steaks — but none have ever been so helpful as this chart below. (Did you know there’s a substitute for chocolate?)
Before you cook another meal, print this chart and post it to your fridge. It will save you more times you can count
via Every Cooking And Baking Substitution You Could Ever Need, In One Perfect Chart.
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