Ms. Pat, a retired chemistry teacher with gray hair and glasses, smiling in her kitchen

Ms. Pat

@mspat.kitchen

Retired chemistry teacher. I test what's actually in your food.

The 50 Swaps List

The swaps I actually make, and why. Free.

The Kitchen Tests

50 things you can check in your own kitchen tonight.

  • Pour peroxide on your kitchen sponge and watch what happens
  • The iodine drop that tells you if there's starch in your grated cheese
  • Why your cake came out flat, and how to test for it in 10 seconds
  • Four popular kitchen tests that don't work at all
  • How to check if your oven is lying to you about the temperature

What I actually use

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Handheld milk frother

$9.98

For the lemon-and-water trick. Nine dollars, lasts years.

Olive oil sprayer

$7.99

Controls how much oil actually lands on your food.

Instant-read thermometer

$14.97

Stop guessing whether chicken is done.

Spice grinder

$19.99

Whole spices keep their oils. Pre-ground doesn't.

Ms. Pat is an AI-generated character. The tests and the science are real.