Steaming, poaching, simmering, and boiling — both novice and experienced home cooks frequently find these terms confusing. All of them refer to cooking food using heated water, but at different ...

Compared to roasting or grilling, boiling might not be the most exciting cooking method, but what it lacks in pizzazz it makes up for in practicality. We boil water for all kinds of things, from ...

The first time I made pasta, I tossed dry noodles into a pot of cold water and boiled them. They became a sticky, gummy mess. To help you avoid a similar kitchen mishap, in week two of this ...