Category Archives: Cooking

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

Making the PBC sandwich from Heinz

The PBC sandwich from Heinz does not incorporate peanut butter and cheese as you might expect (though we approve of that combination). It’s peanut butter, bacon and chili sauce from a recipe that appeared in the 1933 Heinz Salad Cookbook. … Continue reading

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Misen products are now discounted on Amazon!

We were delighted to discover the Misen store in Amazon.com. (And you bet that’s an affiliate link.) You can order one of their knives or a non-stick skillet set, to name our two favorite categories, get a nice discount in … Continue reading

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Walla! Kenji Lopez-Alt exposed.

A kind reader corrected our use of “walla” to convey “there you have it” when executing a culinary tour de force. The correct spelling/usage is “voila” and of course we know that. We use walla in solidarity with all the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Fast Focaccia

Fast focaccia takes about 2 ½ hours from pitching the yeast to enjoying the first warm bite. And it’s really really good, thanks to plenty of olive oil and salt. Based on this NYT Cooking recipe with a couple of … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Turducken from Philip Henderson

“Several times I have made Turducken at the homes of friends.  It required me to virtually move into their homes on Tuesday and Wednesday.  I worked on the birds starting Tuesday morning about 8 am then put everything in the … Continue reading

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Preparing for Thanksgiving 2023

Happy Thanksgiving week 2023! I heard on NPR last night that you should buy a frozen turkey immediately (meaning this weekend, today) so it has time to defrost. So let’s get started. Thanksgiving 2023 will be a little different for … Continue reading

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Affordable food porn

We don’t worry too much about food presentation here at Burnt My Fingers, as you may have noticed. But sometimes you want to gild the lily just a bit. And we got thinking about affordable food porn… ways you can … Continue reading

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Reviewing McDonald’s new condiments

McDonald’s has recently introduced two condiments, Mambo sauce and Sweet and Spicy Jam. Although the advertising suggests you should try them one at a time, there is nothing to prevent you from adding 2 of each to your mobile order … Continue reading

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Top 5 recipes of 2023 on Burnt My Fingers

Another year, another clips post with the most popular recipes in the past 12 months as measured by clicks. A few changes if you compare to 2022 and 2021. Recipe: Halal Guys White Sauce. Once upon a time, people would … Continue reading

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Five most popular non-recipe posts in 2023 on Burnt My Fingers

Each year at this time we do a recap of our posts that have garnered the most clicks in the past 12 months. The world has convulsed with conflict and climate change yet our most popular posts, and even their … Continue reading

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