Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

In your quest to become a better home chef, you probably find yourself wondering things

like, what potato should I use in this recipe?

How much salt should I put in this dish?

Am I even making spaghetti right?

But then you forget to google the answer to your question, or if you do, you feel overwhelmed

by the number of opinions out there.

Well, my guests today will cut through that noise and answer some of your cooking FAQs once

and for all.

His name is Daniel Halzman, and he's a chef and the co-author, along with Matt Rodbard,

of Food IQ, 100 questions, answers and recipes to raise your cooking smarts.

To end the show, Daniel offers advice on whether the kind of onion and potato you use in

a recipe matters and whether it's okay to use frozen vegetables.

He explains why you should be less worried about getting food-borne illness for meat and

the type of food that's more likely to make you sick.

Daniel offers a low-down on salt, including how to figure out exactly how much you need

in a dish, when to use the convection bake function on your oven.

His recommendation for the best frying pan and chef's knife, the secrets to making perfect

spaghetti, scrambled eggs and steak, and plenty of other tips as well.

Add the shows over, check out our shownesse at aewim.is slash Food IQ.

Daniel Halzman, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

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