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Grilling steak. (Adobe Stock │ #297395181 - arinahabich)
Food Safety, Home and Family, Outdoors

Spring grilling season brings renewed focus on food safety

As warmer weather draws people outdoors, food safety should remain top of mind for anyone firing up the grill this spring. Read More

Mushrooms in male hands. Porcini mushrooms. (Adobe Stock │ #377228636 - greenoline)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Wild mushroom hunting gains fans, but experts urge caution

Cooking pickled vegetables. Salting various vegetables in glass jars for long-term storage. (Adobe Stock │ #275525226- senteliaolga)
Food Safety, Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Make a plan for preserving foods before you plant this spring



Food storage in pantry, woman holding jar of sugar in hand. (Adobe Stock │ #333994675 - Valerii Honcharuk)

Tips for better organizing your kitchen

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Three different kinds of potatoes, in bins at a farmer's market. (iStock │ #172937343 - TheCrimsonMonkey)

Potato…Po-tah-to: Knowing the variety makes a difference in how you cook versatile vegetable

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Close up of boy hands carving dough with cookie heart cutters. (Adobe Stock │ #409674758 - maxbelchenko)

K-State food scientist touts risk of eating raw flour and eggs

Woman shipping Christmas gifts. (iStock │ #1285366825 - svetikd)

Tips for mailing holiday food gifts

Close-up of woman putting the dish with roast turkey and potatoes on the dining table for Thanksgiving Day (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295108810 - AnnaStills)

How to safely prepare and cook meats for the holidays

Smoked turkey on bbq grill. (iStock │ #1444566014 - Anthony Jackson)

How to cook a turkey outside of the oven

  • By Madeline Drake │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Cautious girl checking the smell of her diary product. (iStock │ #1838896474 - nicoletaionescu)

Foul odor in you refrigerator or freezer could be a food safety issue

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Raw beef meat sealed in plastic shrink wrap with vacuum sealer. (Adobe Stock │ #588428953 - leungchopan)

Vacuum package foods for long term storage