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United States · United StatesSimply Recipes / Getty ImagesKey Takeaways• Lettuce turns pink due to a natural spoilage‑protective “rusting” reaction.• Exposure to moisture, air, and ethylene gas, as well as bruised leaves, speed up the pink discoloration.• Despite its appearance, pink‑tinged lettuce is safe to eat if leaves stay crisp.If there’s one color we tend to associate with lettuce, it’s definitely not pink. Visualize a head of crisp, green romaine that you’re choppin…Read Article
Why Does Lettuce Turn Pink When You Cut It (and Is it Safe to Eat)?
Richmond, United States · RichmondThe answer shocked me. Simply Recipes / Getty ImagesKey Takeaways• Egg farmers unanimously recommend using cold eggs that are a bit older—either farm fresh ones that have been in the fridge for about a week or two or store-bought ones that are near their expiration date. Older eggs develop a larger air pocket and higher pH levels that help the shell separate cleanly from the white.• They also recommend selecting a pot large enough to fit eggs in…Read Article
I Asked 5 Egg Farmers the Best Way To Hard-Boil Eggs—They All Said the Same Thing
New York State · New YorkI thought all bacon is cured, so what gives? Simply Recipes / Adobe StockHave you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always confused me because I’ve been told that all bacon is cured. So what gives?To get to the bottom of this, I spoke with Matthew Moskowitz, butcher at Foster Sundry, one of my favorite b…Read Article
