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CNET's home advice coverage highlights that pouring cooking grease or oil down a kitchen sink can cause serious plumbing damage, even when hot water is used. Plumbing expert Jacylyn Basilone of Brooks Plumbing explains that grease solidifies inside pipes, trapping debris and gradually narrowing the pipe until a standard drain snake can no longer clear the blockage.
Meta demonstrated a New York Times Cooking integration for its AI and display glasses at its Connect developer event. A new 'hands-free mode' will deliver audio cues restructured from recipe steps, while the Ray-Ban Display version will show short, swipeable instruction cards. The Times' AJ Chavar said hands-free mode will roll out later this fall, without giving an exact date for the glasses integration.
A CNET writer compared cooking bacon in a frying pan, oven and air fryer, and found the air fryer delivered the crispiest, most evenly cooked results with minimal splatter and cleanup. The pan method produced curled strips and required constant attention to avoid grease splatter, while the oven method reduced mess but demanded more prep work.
A TechCrunch reviewer spent two weeks using Tovala's connected oven and pre-portioned meal deliveries to see if the system could rival the ease of ordering takeout. The oven, priced at $299 or $349 for the Pro model with steam capability, automatically adjusts cooking modes when users scan a QR code tied to each meal. Results were mixed: some dishes impressed while others fell short of a traditional home-cooked meal.
CNET published a rundown of ten everyday materials—like cooking oil, vegetable peels and oil-based condiments such as mayo and salad dressing—that gradually build up and clog kitchen drains. The piece notes that these substances often seem harmless when rinsed down the sink, but accumulate into serious blockages over time, and it also flags that chemical drain cleaners aren't always the best fix once a clog forms.
As salmonella outbreaks spread across more than 30 states this summer, affecting products from eggs to nut butters, WIRED's cooking technology reviewer highlights that proper cooking temperatures remain the most reliable way to kill the bacteria. Despite most households owning a food thermometer, surveys show over 70 percent of Americans rarely use one to check whether food has reached safe internal temperatures.