As part of our new format for this long-running podcast, we now have segments in which we taste-test and rate common foods or ingredients.

We've spent over two decades in the kitchen. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who've sold over 1 million (!) copies of our cookbooks. Out latest, out in November, 2023, is THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe. You can find it here.

We're not talking about that book in this podcast episode. We're taste-testing Parmigiano-Reggiano (or "Parmesan cheese," as it's sometimes misnamed.) We got many of the cheeses we're trying from this website. Check it out!

We also want to tell you about our one-minute cooking tip, as well as what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[01:39] Our one-minute cooking tip: Use a salad spinner. If you'd like to find the one we recommend, click this link.

[03:53] We're taste-testing Parmigiano-Reggiano. We got ours (mostly--except for the U. S. supermarket standard--here).

[19:22] What’s making us happy in food this week? New England apples and baklava.