DAY AND NIGHT, NEW SMOKE is born. The weather has turned warmer, and the lack of rainfall prepares dried-out grasses and shrubs for fire. The burning begins in a few spots—unseen in the mountains—and ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

House fires — and particularly cooking fires — happen more often than you might realize. According to data from the National ...

There's an old cooking adage spread far and wide that you can raise butter's smoke point by adding oil, but does this simple ...

Lance Knowling, executive chef of Northridge Restaurant at the Woolverton Inn, shared his insights on selecting the best oil ...

Want to avoid cooking in a smoky kitchen? Believe it or not, swapping out the kind of oil you use when stir-frying, searing, ...

K-pop boy band ALL (H)OURS under Eden Entertainment released their third mini-album “Smoke Point.” The new mini-album ...

The question of whether canola oil is better than vegetable oil comes down to saturated fat content. Find out how canola oil compares to vegetable oil.

Coconut oil has a high smoke point and melts when heated. It's packed with nutrients and antioxidants and can be used for ...

Everyone we spoke to named extra virgin olive oil as a pantry essential. "I personally use olive oil for everything," says ...

Cooking oil is included in almost every recipe. But if it's the wrong, unhealthy kind, it can be a silent killer for your ...

Crews at the Martinez Refining Company now have control of a fire that sent black smoke billowing into the sky Saturday. But ...