Jackfish are a large family of sleek predators, native to warm and temperate waters around the world. Several varieties are found along the Eastern Seaboard as far north as Nova Scotia, though they become less common as you move away from warmer Southern waters.

Don't expect your home-baked pizza to come out exactly like a pizzeria pizza. Unless you have a wood-burning stove, chances are your oven just doesn't get hot enough. However, you can expect a decently browned and crispy crust at home. A pizza dough that isn't browning was probably improperly prepared or cooked.

When you're grilling meat on your Weber barbecue, you're typically exposing it to intense, direct heat. This cooks the meat very quickly and browns it well, but it doesn't allow a lot of time for heat to penetrate into the interior of the meat. With a steak or a chops, direct heat isn't a problem.

Pork belly is a cut of meat that is very high in fat content, which gives the meat its rich taste. Salted pork belly is not as common as its unsalted brethren. While salted pork belly has technically been cured already, it can be cooked in a variety of different ways.

Roasting and grilling are closely related cooking methods, each using indirect dry heat to cook the food. Both methods are widely used by health-conscious diners because they render fat from foods as they cook and don't require any to be added.

Chicken biryani is a Pakistani and Northern Indian dish. It combines rich seasonings with chicken and rice in a yogurt-based marinade. The resulting texture is creamy and delicate although a lot of spices and aromatics are used. Although there are several steps, the dish isn't too difficult.

Boneless, skinless chicken is a versatile and healthy choice for lunch or dinner. If you opt for chicken breasts, a 4-ounce serving has just 110 calories and 2.5 grams of fat, but provides you nearly half of your daily requirement for protein. The problem arises in the cooking.

Pork loin is a tender, lean cut of meat that can be cooked in a variety of ways. The loin can be divided into three sections. The roast is the juiciest section, because it has the most fat. It is also the most economical section and can be purchased boneless or bone in.

The secret to making mouth-watering veal is to avoid drying out the meat. In a slow cooker, an appliance designed to retain moisture, drying anything is practically impossible. Veal cutlets are so tender, it’s almost redundant to prepare them in this manner.

Chicken thighs are affordable, flavorful and moist. While you can fry or grill chicken thighs, roasting them at a high temperature is a relatively quick, light, and delicious preparation option. Keep them simple or opt for a flavorful marinade.

Pork cube steak is a cut, typically from the loin of the pig, that has been pounded with a meat mallet. Some butcher shops use an electric meat mallet, as hand-held mallets can cause the meat to adopt a mushy consistency.

Like all types of seafood, shellfish can be a healthy part of a balanced diet. Shellfish are low in fat--lobster and shrimp have less than 1 gm of fat per serving--and very little of the fat they contain is saturated fat. Most shellfish (except for shrimp) are also very low in cholesterol.