You'll find a little glass jar filled with crushed red pepper flakes in every nearly every pizza parlor across the country. This stuff is everywhere. But in a time when chiles like arbol and guajillo ...

There are so many kinds of red-pepper flakes. Getting to know them all can give your dishes a glow up. By viewing dried chile flakes not just by heat level but by flavor, home cooks can wander a world ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The other night, I got quite high and decided it ...

You’ve probably seen your fair share of crushed red pepper flakes: at your local pizza place, sprinkled on top of chicken parm, and even in your own pantry. But nowadays, other varieties of chile ...

homemade crushed red peppers in a jar on a wooden board - New Africa/Shutterstock If you've got a jar of crushed red pepper flakes in your spice rack, chances are it's been there for months, maybe ...