Dear Heloise: When we have casual parties, like backyard barbecues, I write “Trash” and “Recycle” in marker on paper bags and place the bags all around the house. Most people then dispose of their ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Eating food off of sticks is particularly fun in ...

Up your grill game with the introduction of the skewer on open flame. Here’s a few tips for using skewers right and a recipe for making memorable kebabs. Cooking over fire is one of the best ways to ...

Before you throw your next batch of skewers on the grill, take some time to soak the wood before threading the food. Wooden skewers, like the classic bamboo skewers pictured above, can burn easily ...

Anybody can take a metal or bamboo skewer, cube some meat and vegetables and make a perfectly respectable kebab. But it’s time to move on. More flavorful certainly than a shaft of metal and more ...

We've covered ways of cleaninga cast iron pot with salt before, but Instructables has a more efficient way using bamboo skewers instead of salt. Salt creates a safe way of scrubbing without using soap ...

Grilling season is in full swing. What better time to perfect this often-tricky technique? By Melissa Clark It’s one of the most elemental cooking techniques: impaling food on a skewer or a stick and ...

I love open restaurant kitchens with counters where I can watch cooks prepare food. Unfortunately, the action at most sushi bars is shielded from view. Birmingham's hottest new restaurant solved that ...

Dear Heloise: If a toothpick is too short to test whether your bread or other baked goods are done, try a bamboo skewer. I also use bamboo skewers to see if a plant needs watering. – Margaret S., La ...