Category Cooking

When you slice an onion, you break up onion cells. Various compounds get released and a chain of chemical reactions follows. At the end, there is sulfuric acid mixed with the water in your eyes. Your body responds with adding more water into the eyes in form of tears. Those tears dilute the sulfuric acid and wash it away. There are several methods to prevent sulfuric acid from irritating your eyes.... more »

To get the smell of garlic off your fingers, rub them on the tap of your kitchen sink, or any other stainless steel surface.... more »

There are several smart ideas, which you can apply to the simple procedure of boiling eggs.

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Most risotto recipes contain instructions like this:

Add stock in small increments. Stir constantly until the batch has been absorbed, then add another batch. Continue until the rice mixture is creamy.... more »

The basic rule for choosing pasta for the sauce (or vice versa) is how much sauce the pasta can carry. In general, the more sauce it can carry the better.... more »