roasted steak on a black grill pan - Vicuschka/Getty Images Since prehistoric times steak has been a beloved dish, and as culinary techniques have evolved people have devised unconventional -- and ...

Here's an embarrassing truth: I was a clueless cook before the age of 25. I didn't know the difference between a skillet and a saucepan, or cumin and coriander. And while I could boil water for pasta, ...