Category Archives: Cooking

Here you’ll find everything about cooking that isn’t actually a recipe. Tips, techniques, gripes, whatever.

Durkee’s: Requiem for a Condiment in the Atlantic

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

The November 2026 Atlantic has a very rich article on the demise of Durkee’s Famous Sauce, which quotes your proprietor but does not mention Burnt My Fingers by name or provide a link. Nonetheless, readers are finding us including Don … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Dairy-Free Chess Pie

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

We had some leftover coconut milk and an extra pie shell from our shoofly pie experiment, so we created a dairy-free chess pie based on this recipe. The taste is close to identical to Mom’s Chess Pie so you will … Continue reading →

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Select vs Choice brisket taste test

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

A visitor from Arkansas complained about the brisket at a local establishment, so we took it on ourselves to prove at least some of us up here in the permafrost know how to prepare proper Texas-style meats. Here’s how that … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Shoofly Pie

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

There were many shoofly pie options available on my too-long-ago trip to the Green Dragon Market. The one I chose wasn’t particularly tasty so I knew I had to experiment at home. Although W3 has a recipe in As American … Continue reading →

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Making perilla kimchi with Maangchi

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Our shiso plants started going to seed during a hot spell following a cool spell. While the seeds are developing, the leaves turn leathery and then brown and are no longer edible. We needed to rescue the viable leaves before … Continue reading →

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Common mistakes making tortillas at home

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

What’s your definition of a fun project? Perhaps failing miserably through common mistakes in making tortillas on your first try, then succeeding gloriously on your second? That’s what happened when I finally made tortillas using the Masienda masa I got … Continue reading →

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Durkee’s Famous Sauce recipes

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Durkee’s dressing may be discontinued, but we can comfort ourselves with the many Durkee’s Famous Sauce recipes we can make using our copycat version. Our Durkee’s posts are among the most popular on Burnt My Fingers, with readers often sharing … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Southern Style Greens

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Southern Style Greens are a classic accompaniment on a platter of barbecue or fried southern goodness. Today I cooked mustard greens, but the same process works for collards and turnip greens as well. (If there are small young turnips with … Continue reading →

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Poppyseed hot dog bun hack

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

You want to make a Chicago-style hot dog in your non-Chicago kitchen but you lack the essential poppy seed bun. What to do? You could order S. Rosen buns from Vienna Beef at a somewhat elevated price, or you could … Continue reading →

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Update: oven hot spots and the BlueStar range

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Reader Tyler Morgan shared an article on Why Your Oven Temperature Is Not Accurate (and How to Fix It). If you suspect your oven temperature is not what you set it at (perhaps because your bread/cakes are coming out underdone … Continue reading →

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