Now, just about every microwave comes with a special popcorn button. Raytheon licensed its patents for a home microwave introduced by Tappan in 1955, but they were too expensive ($1,295), too massive ...

Homemade beef jerky is delicious, says Food & Wine Culinary Director Justin Chapple, but he also knows there's one big issue with the process of making it: it takes forever. That is, unless you follow ...

I love movie theater popcorn. There’s something about the enormity of it, the sheer thrill of sitting down with a tub of popcorn as big as your torso and munching on it mindlessly for two hours ...

We've shown you how to get movie theater popcorn for pennies on the dollar, but this DIY microwave popcorn trick is perfect for lazy nights at home. Prepare a batch now and then to enjoy a healthy, ...

I’m not a big candy eater, but around the holidays I find myself longing for a few pieces of chewy Turkish delight. Despite the name and exotic rose-water flavor, it’s among the humblest of ...

The holiday season is a good time to whip up homemade gravy in a microwave oven. It is almost impossible to burn the gravy, and all you have to clean up is one large glass measuring cup that can go ...

Making candy at home reads like a simple job: boil water and sugar, basically. But in practice, it's a lot of time standing over a stove. Food science maestro Harold McGee suggests your microwave ...