My love of buttered popcorn has never been a secret. It runs deeper than a bottomless jumbo tub, free refills and all.… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Food Copy Share Image
The good news is that even if your early crepes have funny lumps and bulges or aren't paper-thin, they're still gonna be… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Crepes Copy Share Image
I've tested every imaginable brand of popcorn and popcorn-popping product I could get my hands on. — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
I came from a family of scientists. My father is a microbiologist and my grandfather is an organic chemist. I had a… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
I found, when I was working in restaurants, that I did have this sort of natural curiosity about why things work. — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Curiosity Copy Share Image
Tri-ply pans try to split this difference by sandwiching a layer of aluminum in between two layers of steel. They heat evenly… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Energy Copy Share Image
After your knife and your cutting board, quality pots and pans are the most important tools in your kitchen, and a good… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Food Copy Share Image
Most ceramic plates, bowls, and cups have an unglazed rim around the very bottom, where the piece was in contact with the… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've discovered that lessons in cooking come in two forms. There are the lessons that you never fully learn;… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
If you want your kids to have fun learning about food, you need to let them explore it in their own way.… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Flavors Copy Share Image
Every since my wife, Adri, got pregnant with our now-eight-month-old daughter, Alicia, I regularly get asked what my plans are for feeding… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Children Copy Share Image
A tender beef roast with a well-browned exterior is about as easy to pair with wine as a dish can be. You… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
You'd think that being that guy who always has pizza to give away would make you really popular with the neighbors, but… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Ham and cheese between two slices of bread do not make a great sandwich. But add some creamy mayonnaise, maybe some bright… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Bread Copy Share Image
Traditional cooking techniques inevitably form a gray band of overcooked meat around the outer edges of a steak. Sous vide, thanks to… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Sometimes even a well-rested steak will lose juices when you cut into it. Sometimes a completely un-rested steak won't spill a drop.… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Cooking Copy Share Image
No matter how your breading or batter is constructed, it serves the same function: Adding a layer of 'stuff' around the item… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Energy Copy Share Image
Batters are made by combining some sort of flour - usually wheat flour, though cornstarch and rice flour are not uncommon -… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Baking Copy Share Image
I like to think of deviled eggs as a suit. The egg white and filling are like the jacket and pants -… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Attraction Copy Share Image
Once you start thinking of different dishes in terms of how they're heated, you quickly realize that the key to successfully pulling… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Though hot sauce preferences are personal, I'm pretty open to all styles. All except stunt sauces, that is - you know, sauces… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Food Copy Share Image
I wasn't meant to be a cook. It's a profession I accidentally fell into one summer between college semesters while looking for… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Career Copy Share Image
I first became aware of Lao Gan Ma chile crisp at a potluck baby shower in 2016, where a friend brought a… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Baby Copy Share Image
No matter how many great things you say about Jacques Pepin, there's always more. Through his books and videos, he taught me… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Books Copy Share Image
Book proposals are written like business plans. You need to identify your market, see what the competition is in the space, calculate… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Book Copy Share Image
Fattier, expensive cuts like prime rib or New York strip are celebratory centerpieces that do best when simply roasted with salt and… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Kids want to know things - it's just a matter of keeping them engaged with cooking in a way that provides these… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Control Copy Share Image
A zipper-lock bag will work for basic, short-term sous vide cooking projects, but for extended cooking and storage, you'll want to pair… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Anyone who understands evolution knows that it doesn't necessarily lead from simpler to more complex life-forms. Rather, it leads to life-forms better… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Evaporated milk is a highly concentrated source of milk protein micelles - bundles of proteins that can act as powerful emulsifying agents… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Help Copy Share Image
Ten inches is a very versatile size for a skillet. It's the ideal vessel for sauteing vegetables for a small family or… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Family Copy Share Image
A fridge is basically just a big, cold box with a few shelves in it, right? Well, that's true, but where you… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Cold Copy Share Image
I mean, my family liked eating, but I was one of those kids who, you know, I hated fish until I was… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt College Copy Share Image
When I had a side-by-side-style freezer, I kept everything - soup, ground meat, steaks, cooked rice - frozen in flat packs that… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Here's what I think, though this theory is hardly unique to me: Kids aren't picky because they really care about particular foods;… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Care Copy Share Image
I started freelancing for Serious Eats while I was still living in Boston. I was born there, grew up in New York… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Many call for cooking pasta directly in milk, a technique that works okay, but it can lead to scorching if you're not… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
Steel is dense, which means that, for a given volume, it can hang on to more thermal energy than aluminum can. On… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Energy Copy Share Image
I was very involved in back of the house, and finding good people is by far the hardest thing. So, when you're… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Cost of living Copy Share Image
Like broccoli, their closely related cousins, Brussels sprouts benefit from extremely high heat and browning, to the point of a near-char, in… — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Food Copy Share Image
