Do not pour cooking oil down a drain, flush it down the toilet, or pour it out in a yard. Cooled cooking oil in a sealed container can be thrown out or dropped at certain recycling centers. Get more ...

The only ingredient listed on the FryAway package is “natural plant-based fats,” but it looks and works just like stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid that’s naturally found in animal and vegetable ...

A little oil left over from frying your breakfast eggs can easily be sopped up with paper towels or an upcycled cotton rag. But some recipes—hello, doughnuts!—leave larger quantities of oil behind. As ...

Every meal I make begins with a single choice: extra-virgin olive oil or canola? For as long as I’ve cooked, these have been my kitchen workhorses, because they’re versatile, affordable, and—most of ...

How confident are you that you're storing your cooking oils correctly? Maybe you’re just learning for the first time that there is a proper way to store your oils to prolong their life and flavor.

Move over, canola and extra-virgin olive oil—supermarkets are now brimming with an ever-expanding repertory of oils to cook with: grapeseed, avocado, toasted sesame, ghee, and many more. The variety ...

Amidst the looming specter of climate change, which jeopardizes crop yields and strains precious resources, one unlikely hero emerges from algae. Surprisingly abundant and remarkably versatile, algae ...