Cleaning A Smoker

How to Clean a Smoker

Learn how to clean a smoker, including the tools and equipment you’ll need for regular cleaning and maintenance for gas, pellet, charcoal, and electric smokers. 

What Not To Make In Your Instant Pot

11 Things You Should Never Ever Try to Make in an Instant Pot

Instant Pots have completely taken over the world of cooking. Everywhere you turn someone has a new recipe that you absolutely gotta to try or is talking about how it saved their life. To help bring some sense to this craze we’ve put together a completely uncomprehensive guide of things you should never, ever make in your Instant Pot.

Sauce being painted on BBQ Ribs

All the Recipes and Tips You Need to Up Your Grill Game this Summer

Whether you’re an expert with the grill or just getting started, we’ve got all the recipes and tips you need to up your grill game this summer.

Coffee Being Made

A Few Easy Tips for Making Better Coffee at Home

At its heart, coffee is a simple thing, it’s water, beans, and time. To brew delicious coffee at home or the office all it takes is a little know-how, a few simple tools, and these six simple tips.

Star Wars R2-D2 Coffee Press

Learn to Cook Like a Jedi and Drink Like a Wookiee with the Best Star Wars Kitchen Gadgets of All Time

If you ever wanted to cook like a Jedi or drink like a Wookiee we’ve got everything you need in our collection of the best Star Wars kitchen gadgets of all time.

Instant Pot Ultra 6 Qt 10 In 1 Multi Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Cake Maker, Egg Cooker, Sauté, Steamer, Warmer, And Sterilizer

Which Instant Pot Should You Buy?

To figure out which is the best Instant Pot to buy read our updated guide to find the one that best fits your cooking style. Our guide includes everything you need to know about the new Instant Pot Max and what accessories are worth buying.

Pork shoulder roasting for carnitas

20 Grill Gadgets that Will Make You Happy and Help You Grill Better Food

Having the right gear makes grilling easier and more fun, which is why we’ve put together a list of 20 grill gadgets that will make you happy and help you grill better food.

All The Food Trends You Need To Know about

Here is everything you need to know about food trends to keep up with what people are going to be eating, drinking, and cooking in 2017.

Highlights from Umami's 2016

Umami’s Best Stories and Recipes from 2016

Here’s a quick rundown of the most delicious food we ate and interesting places we went during this past year at Umami.

Sous Vide Duck Breast

For Perfectly Cooked Duck Breasts Use Sous Vide

Do you want to cook beautifully cooked, medium rare sous vide duck breasts every time? We’ve got everything you need to know from how long, to the right temperature, to the best way to finish them to get the skin nice and crispy.

The white bread test is a great way to see how your grill really works

How to Use the White Bread Grill Test to Grill Better Food

Using the white bread grill test is an easy way to see how your grill really works and is a great way to learn how to grill better food.

Umami Grill Guide

How to Find the Right Grill: A Guide for Buying Your Next Gas Grill

Buying a new grill can be a lot of fun, especially if you know what to look for, which is why our grill buying guide has all the questions you need to ask to find the right grill for you.

Cast iron makes great pizza

How the Right Dough and Cast Iron Make Delicious Pizza

So often when someone talks about homemade pizza, it conjures up images of soggy crust, bland toppings, and why there are so many frozen pizzas in the grocery store. But it doesn’t have to be that way, all you need to make better homemade pizza is the right combination of dough, tools, and technique.

Alex Gibney and Michael Pollan

Review: Cooked, Michael Pollan’s New Netflix Series

Cooked, a new documentary by Michael Pollan and Alex Gibney on Netflix is a beautifully filmed series about the role cooking plays in what makes us human.If you’re interested in seeing a show about food where you actually learn something new and are entertained Cooked is worth watching.

Xmas pants

The Umami Guide to Giving by How Well Someone Cooks

You want to get the cook in your life a present for the holidays, but you’re not sure what to get them. It’s a quandary. Here at Umami, we like to solve these very important problems for you; it’s kind of our thing.

The thing that makes sparkling wine sparkle is the introduction of carbon monoxide into the base wine

Understanding the Difference Between Champagne, Prosecco, and Cava

Have you ever walked into a wine store and wondered what the difference is between Champagne, Prosecco, and Cava? Explore where and how sparkling wines are made and how to make the right choice when you’re buying wine.

You can use anything as long as the styles and shapes complement each other

Five Simple Ways to Dress-Up Your Thanksgiving Table

Here are five simple, inexpensive ways to dress up your Thanksgiving table this holiday season with decorations you can make at home.

The Third Plate explore the sustainability of our food system

Review – The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food

What makes Dan Barbar’s book, The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food, so compelling is how Barber combines his knowledge of being a chef with an openness to explore the nature of his ingredients.