Dog is apparently better for stewing- unless it's puppy meat. Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to try it the times I've been to South Korea; they usually won't serve it to non Koreans.

I usually give my potatoes or sweet potatoes a dusting of corn starch or potato starch before throwing them in the oven, by putting them in a bag with the starch, shaking for an even coating, and then misting with oil. It sounds like this method is very similar, but uses the potatoes' natural starches, rather than…

Good question. Riding a bike would have cut the commute time by quite a bit.

Every time I visit my parents I sharpen their knives. They wind up putting them in the dishwasher after using them, where they wind up sitting in a hot, humid environment, for hours. It drives me nuts, those poor knives!

You mean drinking water after eating it? Yeah, like toothpaste and orange juice!

Or you can do like the Chinese- with sichuan peppercorns- and numb the tongue, upping your spicyness tolerance

I have a 5 cup zojirushi and putting it on the brown rice setting requires way over an hour. I'm wondering if the "twinkle twinkle" jingle is because I'll fall asleep before it's finished?

I thoroughly rinse rice before cooking it, but fancy rice cookers have made me epically lazy in regards to traditional methods.

I thought that would be from Lexus, as a thanks for Neal shitting himself in a press car

It really is. I had some reservations about spending so much on a blender, but it has paid for itself in a little over a year, just in money saved by making hummus from scratch and buying dried garbanzo beans in bulk, compared with buying tubs of pre-prepared at the store.

I haven't seen Precious Cat at my Costco, but if it did show up, I'd be all over it.

Tahini is ground sesame seeds. You can sub in the blending of white uncooked sesame seeds for tahini for a more delicate flavor, whereas roasted sesame seeds impart a more robust flavor and you'll have to be careful not to overpower the chickpeas with it.

It's used as a garnish, but I think using some olive oil within the recipe that you blend is good form. It doesn't impart too much flavor, but contributes towards texture, as it helps create a kind of emulsion that goes a long way towards making a smooth hummus. Without olive oil, you are going to be…

Tahini is just ground sesame seeds. Sesame seeds are rather inexpensive and I keep/store a lot of them on hand, specifically for making hummus.

Finally! I love cooking and the food articles that show up on lifehacker; good to see a proper space to talk about cooking.

This is the first time I've heard of tongs being shamed. I usually use giant chopsticks, but tongs are like giant chopsticks with more grip.

OXO has fantastic kitchen tools and containers. I've been using them exclusively for a while.

It's fantastic, as those heavy bags of litter are a killer on my apartment's stairs. I always make sure to give my delivery guy something nice on Christmas

Using The Camelizer, I set pricing alerts on a variety of products on Amazon.

Yo dawg, i heard you like leftovers