How we research

Recipes are researched starting points

We do not cook or photograph these recipes. Cooking times are estimates drawn from the linked recipe authors and manufacturer guidance. Follow your appliance manual, avoid overcrowding, and use a food thermometer for safe doneness. A generated food illustration does not show a tested result. Nutrition estimates depend on the ingredient quantities and serving size stated.

Research with sources you can inspect

Our articles compare published research, original reviews and official documentation. We attribute original tests and observations to their sources. We do not claim personal testing, interviews or professional credentials that we cannot document.

Source selection

Use primary documentation for specifications, rules and official guidance, and original independent reviews for reported experience. Two copies of the same report count as one source. Search snippets and another AI's answer are leads, not evidence. Sources must support the specific model, claim and date in the article.

Agreement is useful; disagreement matters too

Compare the methods and circumstances behind differing findings. Explain uncertainty rather than hiding it behind a precise score. A research-based recommendation is an editorial inference from the cited evidence, not a promise that every reader will get the same result.

Checks and corrections

The publishing workflow fetches sources, proposes corrections, checks the revised article against the source text, and holds changes that fail validation. An automated check can still miss mistakes. Each research note identifies its check date, supporting sources and limitations. A source list alone does not prove every sentence is correct.

Images and commercial links

Generated images are labelled illustrations. They are not evidence that a product was tested or a recipe cooked. Recommendations must be justified independently of commissions. Affiliate relationships are disclosed near links and in our disclosure.