Author: Lou

Pickles split into two genuinely different products, and that split explains most of the confusion around them. A jar of Vlasic or Mt. Olive dills sits in the pantry aisle unopened, because the brine and heat processing make it...

There’s a box of Bisquick in your pantry that’s been open for a while, and the pancakes you made with it this weekend came out a little flatter than you remember. That’s not your imagination, and it’s not really about the box...

“Does Jell-O go bad?” is really two different questions wearing one trench coat. There’s the box of dry mix sitting in your pantry, which behaves like most shelf-stable powders. And there’s the bowl of wobbly, set dessert in...