Basting Is Evil. Basting Does Nothing For

I Want To Bring Things Up To Room Temperature, Especially Poultry, Before I Cook It Because I Want It To Cook Faster So That There's Less Moisture Loss.

The Kitchen's A Laboratory, And Everything That Happens There Has To Do With Science. It's Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Yes, There's History. Yes, There's Artistry. Yes, To All Of That. But What Happened There, What Actually Happens To The Food Is All Science.

When You're Touring, You're Constantly In Motion.

Take Ice. Ice Is Fascinating To Me. Ice Is The One Thing In Our World That Went From An Agricultural Product To Being Manufactured.

If I Took My Turkey Out Of The Refrigerator And, Like, Threw It In A Dumpster Or Drug It Down The Street In New York For A While [it Will Make People Sick].