Episode 260: McGeez Nuts

This week on Cooking Issues, the Curious Cook Harold McGee joins Dave and Nastassia in the studio to talk cocktail sauce, the Impossible Burger, the New York Botanical Garden's Amorphophallus titanum or "corpse flower," to wash or not to wash chicken, scalding milk, and more. Plus, an on-air tasting (and smelling) of assorted nuts and seeds, and the latest dump meal report from Natty Lopez.

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Dave Arnold, chef and inventor, answers listener questions on the latest innovative techniques, equipment, and ingredients in the food world. Each week on Cooking Issues, Dave solves your cooking dilemmas with his mile-a-minute stream of knowledge. Got a question on ike-jime, the Japanese fish killing technique? We got you covered. Hydrocolloids, sous-vide, liquid nitrogen? No problem. Have a question about pimping your oven to make great pizza? Give us a call. Occasionally Dave will invite special guest chefs, bartenders, authors and columnists to join the show.