Safe solutions from $10. If you love using your sous vide machine for defrosting fish, you could be making a dangerous mistake. In a recent Instagram reel, food scientist and creator @hydroxide.foodscience explains that you should never thaw or cook frozen fish directly in its original vacuum seal packaging, “because this could introduce an extremely dangerous toxin called botulinum toxin, which causes botulism (a fatal illness that could paralyze you).” To find out how best to defrost frozen...

It’s no secret that chefs tend to have strong opinions when it comes to the cookware, appliances, and tools they use in their kitchens. And sometimes, they can be just as passionate about the items they don’t recommend. In his bestselling memoir Kitchen Confidential, the late Anthony Bourdain famously criticized the garlic press, writing: "Please treat your garlic with respect. Smash it, with the flat of your knife blade if you like, but don’t put it through a press. I don’t know what that...