cooking oils

  • The Price of Olive Oil Is Too Damn High

    The Price of Olive Oil Is Too Damn High

    Olive oil has many known benefits, from the subtle taste it imparts to food to its status as a heart-healthy food. In recent months, due to weather-related shortages, the cost of olive oil has more than doubled. Given the rising prices, and the scarcity of it, you might be wondering when it’s OK to substitute…


  • How To Collect, Store And Cook With Bacon Grease

    How To Collect, Store And Cook With Bacon Grease

    One of my most prized possessions is the grease crock I inherited from my grandmother. Whenever she made bacon — which was basically every morning ever — she would remove the strips of fried cured pork, then unceremoniously dump the rendered fat into the crock, along with all the little burnt meaty bits. The crock…