The Journal

Real food, explained.

Straight talk about beef, fat, fire, and how good food actually gets made.

What happened to beef tallow

Fries used to be cooked in it. Then the whole country switched to seed oils almost overnight. Here is how that happened, and what got lost.

Read it → Know Your Beef

What "grass-fed" really means

Grass-fed, grain-finished, pasture-raised. The labels are a mess. Here is what they actually mean and how to read a beef label without getting played.

Read it → Technique

The science of a great smash burger

Why pressing a ball of beef flat on a screaming-hot surface makes it taste better, and how to pull it off in your own kitchen.

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