Keep the bottle of Champagne at a 45-degree angle and turn the bottle, not the cork. There should be a fizzle, but no pop.

The 1950s kitchen was more than a place to cook—it was a design statement full of stylish appliances. They had shiny linoleum floors, pastel appliances, and Pyrex bowls stacked neatly on open shelves.

“While ceramic cookware is generally safe when used as intended, PTFE, polytetrafluoroethylene, aka Teflon-coated cookware works by applying to the cooking surface a layer of fluorinated hydrocarbon ...