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WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're talking about the rise and fall of the Instant Pot.

August 11, 2025 by Mark Scarbrough

What happened to the Instant Pot? It’s still selling well, still around. But it’s fallen from its heights. We’re Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who wrote four Instant Pot books. We’d like to tell you the story of this favorite kitchen appliance: how it started and how it descended into the clutches of private equity.

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August 11, 2025 /Mark Scarbrough
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WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're making a cold canning batch of bread-and-butter pickles!

June 09, 2025 by Mark Scarbrough

We’re making bread-and-butter pickles in a small batch without a pressure or steam canner in sight. It’s a recipe from our new book, COLD CANNING. Plus, a one-minute cooking tip about pesky bits of egg shell in a cracked egg. And we’re talking about rhubarb jam and ground pecan brownies.

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June 09, 2025 /Mark Scarbrough
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WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're talking about pickling!

April 29, 2025 by Mark Scarbrough

Veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough talk about three ways to pickle: room-temp lacto-fermentation, short-cut fermentation, and refrigerator pickling. All ways explored in their new book COLD CANNING. Plus, a one-minute cooking tip about soy sauce. And bagels with blackberry conserve!

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April 29, 2025 /Mark Scarbrough
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