Those dinner recipe searches included such items as chili, meatloaf and lasagna.

The initial idea was deceptively simple: if you made a spirit specifically for cooking, how would it be different from one for drinking?

Among the discoveries was the importance of convenience to Hispanic consumers.

Research shows that today’s dads are taking a more active role in the kitchen, as well as with food shopping, menu planning and meal preparation.

Cooking at home is heating up, with more than one quarter (26%) of American consumers saying that they “love” cooking versus only a mere 9% who claim to dislike putting their apron on.

A growing number of U.S. consumers are taking to their kitchens to cook more frequently, and trying new and more nutritious foods.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Harvard researchers have shown that cooked meat provides more energy than raw meat.

Eight in 10 adults who cook hamburgers or poultry burgers do not use thermometer to determine doneness.