Kristen Miglore

2 months ago | gvwire.com | Kristen Miglore

Faced with a steamy pan of food that needs refrigerating — or six, on holidays and other feast days — we may find ourselves in an apparent predicament: Do we wait for the food to cool on the counter (and risk lingering too long at temperatures that let harmful bacteria proliferate)? Or do we rush it to the fridge, potentially warming everything inside?

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Kristen Miglore

NEW YORK – Yogurt was born as a means of preserving fresh milk, thousands of years before refrigerators were invented. But forget putting a tub in your backpack or on the counter. The United States Department of Health and Human Services suggests throwing it out after two hours, the same deadline it gives fresh milk and other perishables. Here is what to keep in mind when determining the likely resilience of your own supply and how to know when you will want to discard or compost it.

Feb 27, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Kristen Miglore

When it comes to longevity, not all yoghurt is created equally. Photo / Christopher Testani, The New York TimesYour favourite breakfast staple is surprisingly long-lasting. Yoghurt was born as a means of preserving fresh milk, thousands of years before refrigerators were invented. But forget putting a tub in your backpack or on the counter. The US Department of Health and Human Services suggests throwing it out after two hours, the same deadline it gives fresh milk and other perishables. Why?

Dec 12, 2024 | cooking.nytimes.com | Kristen Miglore

There's a universal - and easy - answer to a common kitchen predicament. Maren Caruso/Getty Images Faced with a steamy pan of food that needs refrigerating - or six, on holidays and other feast days - we may find ourselves in an apparent predicament: Do we wait for the food to cool on the counter (and risk lingering too long at temperatures that let harmful bacteria proliferate)? Or do we rush it to the fridge, potentially warming everything inside?

Dec 7, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Kristen Miglore

Tips for how to keep all manner of cheeses at their best for as long as possible. Photo / 123RFThese expert tips will help you keep those blocks for longer, and use up any odds and ends that linger Cheese is, by nature, a means of preservation, shrinking litres of milk to around a tenth of their volume and sending the highly perishable liquid on its “leap toward immortality”, as essayist Clifton Fadiman once wrote.