A novel surface treatment allows water to reach a boiling point more easily, thus requiring less energy to do so. As water in a pot or other container approaches the boiling point, numerous bubbles ...

Distillation is one of the oldest methods of water treatment and is still in use today, though not commonly as a home treatment method. It can effectively remove many contaminants from drinking water, ...

When it comes to boiling eggs, home cooks often return to familiar rituals: start with cold water, time the boil, cool the eggs quickly — and always, always add a pinch of salt. For decades, that last ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The inventor of the Cajun Rocket Pot has ...