Gas prices: as cooking fuels become more expensive, people are turning to dirtier alternatives
Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.
May 31, 2022 • ~5 min
Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.
Deep-fried turkeys are delicious, but making one can be dangerous. The scientific reason for fiery Thanksgiving mishaps? A difference in the densities of ice, water and oil.
Scientists are looking for safe new ways to prevent ice from damaging food in frozen storage, which costs consumers billions of dollars a year in wasted food.
'Local, organic, sustainable' are common buzzwords on US restaurant menus now, but it wasn't always that way. Alice Waters and her restaurant, Chez Panisse, helped put them there.
All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.
Replacing wood stoves is essential but won't solve the indoor air pollution epidemic on its own.
Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. Will induction cooking finally catch on as an alternative?
COVID-19 and holiday family gatherings are not a good pair. But taking the right precautions before, during and after the family gets together can greatly reduce coronavirus risk this holiday season.
A nutritionist shares five habits becoming more common during the pandemic that she hopes will continue. Eating family meals together is just the start.
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