Starting in May, ads for French's mustard will encourage you to not only slather the condiment on your food but to put it in your recipes as well. The series of print and television ads feature foods other than picnic fare with the tagline, "Friends. Family. French's." When Consumer Reports tasted 11 mustards it judged French's Classic yellow mustard to be very good. We also found some tasty Dijons, a type often called for in recipes.

That mustard that's been in the refrigerator since last summer's cookout should still be okay to slather on a hot dog this weekend. But if you're pulling out pickles and ketchup of the same vintage, it's safer to toss them than dress your burger with them. Mustard typically keeps for a year in the refrigerator but the shelf life of most other condiments is much shorter.

All you need to make ristorante-grade pizzas at home are "some confidence, practice, and a food processor," writes Mark Bittman in today's Dining section of the New York Times. As luck would have it, we just posted our latest batch of food processor Ratings, including several brands that make it particularly easy to prepare dough from scratch, whatever your confidence level.

Don't forget to take your meat thermometer along when you move your cooking from the range to the grill. Using a thermometer takes the guesswork out of grilling and can prevent a nasty bout of food poisoning. Not all grills cook evenly so it's important to take the temperature of your meat. Just remember these three numbers: 145 degrees F for whole meats, 160 for ground meats and 165 for all poultry.

Two octogenarian entrepreneurs who helped change the taste of breakfast died recently: Murray Lender, who with his brothers parlayed their father's local bagelry into a national brand that last year sold more than 23 million packages. And Samuel Glazer who co-founded Mr. Coffee with a friend in the 1970s changing the way Americans enjoyed their morning brew. Mr. Coffee holds three of the 12 places on Consumer Reports list of recommended drip coffeemakers and we just tested fast-food and supermarket bagels where Lender's was in the top three.

The last time President Obama was at 10 Downing Street, he and Prime Minister David Cameron flipped burgers for some British and U.S. service members. This week it was Obama’s turn as host and to celebrate their “brave and foolish” barbecuing efforts, he presented Cameron with a Braten 1000 Series Grill made by Engelbrecht Grills and Cookers in Paxton, Illinois. The grill, which was donated, normally starts at $1,895 but with such extras as a Presidential seal, would have been priced higher. You can get one of Consumer Reports’ recommended grills for considerably less and eat like a king, if not a head of state.

One of the hot—and, to some, unfortunate—wine trends these days is adding coffee or coffee flavoring to wines. But one of the hottest wines at the recent New York Wine Expo was one that had coffee characteristics without actually containing any java.

Seafood Solutions, a California corporation, was sentenced in federal court to pay $1 million in fines and community service payments for its role in the false labeling of frozen fish fillets, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.

If you're shopping for a romantic box of chocolates to give as a Valentine's Day gift this year, there's good news. According to Consumer Reports latest test on chocolate gift boxes, you'll find very good tasting treats at modest prices.

As the New York Giants get ready to meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the question is, will store-bought frozen Buffalo wings be good enough for your Super Bowl party?

Thirty-two percent of American grill owners fire up their grills for the Super Bowl making it one of the most popular grilling days of the year, according to the latest Weber GrillWatch Survey. But with two great playoff games this weekend, why wait? And if you need a grill for Super Sunday, Consumer Reports has some recommendations. We checked the availability of some of our top-rated grills using the Price & Shop feature on our website, and retailers appear to have plenty in stock.

The newest refrigerators sport lots of features that promise to be family friendly and energy efficient. Kenmore’s Grab-N-Go has a door-within-a-door for easy access to the items you use most. LG just introduced a refrigerator with a “blast chiller” that can cool a can of beer or soda in a matter of minutes. And both Samsung and LG have “smart” refrigerators that can scan your grocery receipt or tell you when you’re low on milk. While these whiz-bang features may be convenient, they can’t replace good old common sense when it comes to proper food storage.

After all those holiday table scraps it’s no wonder that Fido is fatter. A touchy topic, for sure, but January is when resolutions are made so Purina and Jenny Craig have joined together to roll out Project Pet Slim Down. As the website says: “If you and your pet are both looking to get to a healthy weight, you can be each other’s strongest allies.”

You don't want to ruin the start of your new year by blasting the cork off a bottle of champagne and hitting either yourself or someone else in the eye. Incorrect popping of champagne corks is one of the most common holiday-related eye hazards, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The last week of the NFL playoffs is fast approaching, and our ranking of several big-name lagers has arrived just in time. So which beer got top scores? Coors bested Budweiser, as well as eight other brews.