Cooking Guides

Practical cooking guides: safe cooking temperatures, measuring for baking, and kitchen basics that make every recipe turn out better.

• How to Measure Flour (and Why Grams Are Better)

  How to measure flour correctly with cups using the spoon-and-level method, why weighing in grams is more accurate, and how much a cup of flour weighs.

• Safe Internal Cooking Temperatures for Home Cooks

  A simple chart of USDA safe minimum internal temperatures for chicken, ground beef, pork, eggs and leftovers — plus how to use a food thermometer.