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In any serious kitchen, control is currency. We obsess over the precise temperature of a water bath, the exact hydration of a d…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:54 p.m.

It began, as many great discoveries do, not with a flash of genius, but with a sticky mess. In 1945, Percy Spencer, an engineer…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:50 p.m.

For decades, kitchen design philosophy has been in constant motion. The rigid "work triangle" of the mid-20th century—a strict …

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:44 p.m.

It’s a tale that has become legend in the annals of invention. In 1945, a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer was working …

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:32 p.m.

It began, as many great discoveries do, not with a grand plan, but with a simple observation. In 1945, an engineer named Percy …

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 1:36 p.m.

For decades, kitchen design was ruled by a simple, geometric doctrine: the “work triangle.” Conceived in the 1940s, it dictated…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:26 p.m.

Every home cook knows the silent, hopeful prayer whispered over an oven door. It’s a plea for the golden-brown to be uniform, f…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

It began, as many great discoveries do, with a happy accident and a melted chocolate bar. In 1945, Percy Spencer, an engineer a…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:16 p.m.

It began not in a kitchen, but in a lab, amidst the hum of post-war innovation. In 1945, an engineer named Percy Spencer was wo…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 2:11 p.m.

It began, as many great discoveries do, with an accident and a sweet tooth. In 1945, an engineer named Percy Spencer was workin…