Answering Common Kitchen Questions with Jack Bishop and Julia Collin Davison

Welcome to a new series–Ask the Test Kitchen–where we sit down with ATK employees for an unfiltered, unscripted Q&A.

Disclaimer: This video was filmed earlier this year and our team is currently working on exciting new content at home for the foreseeable future. Stay healthy and hope you enjoy!

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00:39 @colewagoner: Letting meat come to "room temp" before cooking
02:07 @asporochvoisine: People who say you shouldn't eat the skin on a kiwi
03:03 @cherryporq: Recreating the dair spectrum with skim milk and heavy cream
05:25 @SIBrown: Which is best to keep boiled pasta from sticking - Olive oil, butter, or salt?
06:57 @shinywiggletuff: Hard boiled eggs are easier to peel if you add vinegar to the water
09:19 @l_c_black: MSG isn't going to do anything to you but taste good
11:07 @ThaJournalist: That you should wash meat before you cook it
13:34 @Kate: Does anything besides onion goggles prevent you from crying? Matchstick in the mouth, chewing gum, etc etc.
15:35 @jhenderson33: Wood is better than gas for cooking pizza
18:11 @khopper: Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook it?
20:15 @fluffylauged: "it doesn't matter when you throw your spices in" myth
22:25 @chadchenail: If your hands smell like garlic. does rubbing them on something steel actually help?
23:43: @KarenKucinski3 - Difference between garlic powder and garlic salt
25:28: @MiguelSegovia: Why do you sometimes ask for extra virgin olive oil to sear meats? ATK also recommends not using it for high heat...
28:35 Does baking soda work with other veggies as it works with onions?
30:31: @LindaKoehn: What about caramelizing onions in the oven?
31:21 @randomdog: When you cook a batch of food what do you do to keep it different every day.
34:39 @krezelak: That rare or medium rare steaks are considered the way to eat steak when it's actually just a way for restaurants to turn orders around faster.

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