Journal

Burgers

What Is a Smash Burger? The Difference Between Smashing and Grilling a Patty

There is a specific sound that happens about ninety seconds into making a smash burger, and once you know it you will listen for it every time. It is the hiss when a loos

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Fries

How to Make Hand-Cut Fries at Home (and Why You Have to Soak Them First)

The first time most people hand-cut a potato into fries, fry it, and take a bite, they are quietly disappointed. The fries come out limp, or oddly sweet, or brown on the

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Sides

Why Do Hand-Breaded Onion Rings Taste Better Than Frozen? A Chattanooga Diner Explains

Pick up a hand-breaded onion ring and one out of a freezer bag, hold them side by side, and the difference shows before you even taste them. The frozen one is flawless. P

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