Parchment paper and aluminum foil are two kitchen staples you can use to line your baking sheets when roasting vegetables.

From acidic tomatoes to seafood, these common foods can cause aluminum to leach into your meal when cooked in foil.

The difference between the shiny and dull sides of standard aluminum foil is purely aesthetic and results from the manufacturing process; it has no impact on cooking or heat retention. The critical ...

When it comes to packing food, choosing the right wrapping paper can make a big difference in preserving freshness, flavor, and overall quality. Two popular options are aluminum foil and butter paper.

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. In a lot of cases, parchment paper and aluminum ...

Whether you’re new to cooking or you’ve been doing it for decades, it’s entirely possible you have no idea what you’re doing in certain areas. One particular topic that home cooks struggle with is ...

Using aluminum foil as a lid feels automatic in many kitchens. Still, its role during longer cooking times isn't as ...

Putting aluminum foil or metal utensils inside a microwave is not advisable as many of us have been told throughout our lives. Frasier Crane on the TV show "Cheers" once famously lamented that we can ...

Not all kitchen dishes are suitable for microwave use and some can even be a safety hazard. In fact, the container you choose to microwave your food in can make a real difference to how it turns out.