Bacon, Eggs, and Homefries

• recipe

  Perfect Cheese Omelet

  Melting the cheese without overcooking the eggs is just one problem we solved in producing an almost foolproof recipe for a moist, creamy cheese omelet.

• recipe

  Oven-Fried Bacon

  For perfectly crisp, evenly cooked bacon with no hassle, use the oven instead of the frying pan.

• recipe

  Diner-Style Home Fries

  Diced, precooked Yukon gold potatoes make terrific home fries when sautéed in a heavy skillet.

• equipment

  Colanders

  Are expensive colanders worth the dough?

• taste test

  Orange Juice

  High-end orange juices claim to taste better and fresher than ordinary not-from-concentrates. At twice the price, are they a sweet deal?