Victorian Britain reset the dinner table, course by course
Eliza Acton and Isabella Beeton wrote down how the Victorian middle class dined, while many of the poor had no oven. Three of their recipes, updated.
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Ireland's barmbrack hides a ring, a coin and a cloth
Irish bakers sell barmbrack each autumn. Whoever finds a charm in a slice reads it as an omen of marriage, money or lean times.
Is a farm without soil or sun worth its power bill?
Vertical farms grow lettuce and basil under LEDs with up to 95% less water, but the power bill makes crops such as potatoes hard to grow at a profit.
Kiwi skin is edible, and it adds fibre to the fruit
Kiwi skin is edible and adds fibre, vitamin E and folate, though a history of kidney stones is reason enough to peel it.
The Earl of Sandwich didn't invent the sandwich
John Montagu gave the sandwich its name at a card table in 1762, but bread wrapped around food is thousands of years older than his title.
Ottolenghi wants one big dish for weekend breakfast
Yotam Ottolenghi wants one big shared dish in the middle of the weekend breakfast table. The recipes come from his new cookbook, Simple Too.
James Martin cooks every dish on camera unrehearsed
James Martin's Saturday Morning cookbook collects dishes he cooked on ITV for the first time, with no rehearsal. He still never watches the show back.
A hot, dry pan turns a steak's crust into flavour
Dry heat pushes a steak's surface past 150°C, where amino acids and sugars react and rebuild themselves into thousands of new flavour compounds.
Recipe sites disagree on air fryer chicken breast times
Air fryer recipes disagree on chicken breast times by nearly 20 minutes. Breast size, thickness and the air fryer model explain the spread.
Air fryer jacket potato: 200C for 40 to 50 minutes
Oil and salt the skin, then air fry the potato at 200C for 40 to 50 minutes. After a microwave start, BBC Food crisps it in the air fryer for 10 minutes.
Air fryer corn on the cob: how heat changes the cooking time
Kitchn air fries corn at 400F for 6 to 8 minutes for a light char. BBC Good Food softens it at 180C for 15 to 18, and foil stops the kernels drying.
Corn on the cob needs five minutes, or no boil at all
Delish boils corn for about five minutes. Serious Eats tested more than 60 samples and heats it to 180°F instead. Here is how each method works.
Is Taco Bell safe to eat after the US Cyclospora outbreak?
Taco Bell pulled the lettuce tied to a US Cyclospora outbreak in July. Food safety scientist Tamika D. Sims says there is no reason to avoid the chain now.
Foil is fine in an air fryer. The heating element is the risk
Aluminium foil can go in an air fryer if food weighs it down, it stays clear of the element and fan, and it leaves room for the hot air to move.