pork

  • Pork Floss Is the Superior Pork Garnish

    Pork Floss Is the Superior Pork Garnish

    Claire Lower

    If you were an “adventurous” eater during the early-to-mid 2000s, you probably got your fill of bacon, or at least grew weary of creative bacon applications. The strips of cured pork were in and on everything, from cocktails to dessert, like a kind of menu SEO, whether it made sense or not. I’m not blaming…

  • Don’t Preheat Your Oven Before Cooking Chicken Thighs

    Don’t Preheat Your Oven Before Cooking Chicken Thighs

    Claire Lower

    Preheating the oven is, for the most part, a scam. Unless you’re baking a recipe that includes some sort of leavening agent, you’re wasting the energy being expended by your oven as it works to reach its target temperature. In some cases, gently heating your food along with the oven even offers a few benefits.…

  • Your BLT Needs This Stealth Bacon

    Your BLT Needs This Stealth Bacon

    lifehackerinternational

    A BLT is a pretty perfect sandwich. I don’t thing I need to explain why the combination of crispy, salty bacon, crunchy lettuce, creamy mayo, and juicy tomatoes taste good together. Each component has a part to play, and they play it oh-so-well, but I think there’s a reason the “B” comes first. People love…