
What you usually see at a Japanese BBQ spot is, in fact, "open-air yakiniku." Thin slices of meat are placed on a grill, seared quickly over high heat, and...

When you're camping or having a BBQ and need to slice meat or open a package, what kind of knife do you reach for?

That little red bottle on the table at family restaurants, or the one tucked into your pizza delivery. It's so familiar that you've probably dismissed it...

Fully automatic coffee makers that brew at the touch of a button, and capsule machines, are undeniably convenient.

Non-stick coated pans (like Teflon) are convenient. But no matter how carefully you treat them, after a few years the coating peels and food starts to stick.

What kind of salt do you usually use? If you're reaching for that red-capped table salt or a bag of refined salt...

Even when you use a store-bought pasta sauce, or make a tomato sauce exactly to recipe, something feels off. The noodles slip around without clinging to...

Look at all those ponzu bottles lining the supermarket shelves. "They're all just sour soy sauce anyway, right?" If that's what you're thinking as you toss...

Carrots, daikon radish, potatoes. "Peeling" is an unavoidable task when cooking. If you've been gripping your peeler hard and pulling with all your might...

You come home from work, exhausted, and stand in the kitchen. You chop vegetables, put a pot on the stove, and keep stirring so nothing burns.

When you grate ginger, all you're left with are the fibers — the actual flesh never seems to come through. Grate garlic...

Head to any supermarket and you'll find table salt selling for around 100 yen per kilogram. By comparison, this "Rokusuke Salt" costs over 1...