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What's a Smoke Point and Why Does it Matter?
The Best Olive Oils for Drizzling and Cooking
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How Many Times Can I Re-Use Fry Oil? | Ask the Food Lab
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Why Mineral Oil Belongs in Every Kitchen
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How to Butter-Baste Steaks, Chops, and Fish
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The Science of Fat-Washing Cocktails
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Does Mixing Oil and Butter Really Alter the Smoke Point?
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Cooking With Olive Oil: Should You Fry and Sear in It or Not?
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Cooking Fats 101: What's Up With Saturated and Unsaturated Fats?
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What Makes Fats and Oils Essential to Cooking
Do I Need To Preheat My Oil? | Ask The Food Lab
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The Arbequina Oil From Séka Hills is My New Favorite Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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How to Render Duck Fat and Make Crispy Quacklings in One Shot
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Tips on Finding the Best Olive Oil With Eataly Expert Nicholas Coleman
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Burnt Garlic-Sesame-Chili Oil for Ramen Recipe
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All-Purpose Chinese Vinaigrette for Cold Vegetable Dishes
Two duck confit legs in a skillet.
Traditional Duck Confit
A slice of olive oil cake topped with orange segments and pistachios.
Olive Oil Cake
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French-Style Brown Butter New Potatoes Recipe
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Two-Minute Mayonnaise
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Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Pasta in Garlic and Oil Sauce) Recipe
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Chive Oil From 'Daniel'
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Achiote Oil Recipe
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How To Brown Butter
Gluten-Free Tuesday: Roux Recipe
Gluten-Free Roux
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Beurre Blanc
A piece of compound butter melting on a piece of steamed fish
Garlic Scape Compound Butter
18 Sweet and Savory Recipes That Use Brown Butter
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Browned Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
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Spice Hunting: Niter Kibbeh
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Brown Butter-Sunchoke Soup With Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Recipe
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Broiled Clams With Tomatoes, Butter, and Tarragon Recipe
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Chicken Kiev
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The Homemade Pantry's Butter
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Parmesan-Basil Butter Recipe
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Fresh Radishes With 3 Compound Butters Recipe
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Polka Dot Shortbread Recipe
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Chocolate Dipped Almond Pretzel Cookies Recipe
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Gluten Free Tuesday: Brown Butter Cornbread Recipe
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3 Flavorful Compound Butters to Pair With Crisp, Peppery Radishes
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Salty Maple Buttered Cider Recipe
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Parsley-Shallot Butter From 'Prune'
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Orange Lavender Honey Butter Recipe
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Kimchi Butter Recipe
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The Secret Ingredient (Parsley): Beurre Maître d'Hôtel
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15 Recipes for Baking and Cooking With Coconut Oil
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Biko (Filipino Sticky Rice Cake)
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Coconut Oil Is Key to These 18 Dessert Recipes
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The Best Homemade Chocolate Dip (a.k.a. Magic Shell) Recipe
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Cooking With Coconut Oil: Sweet and Savory Recipes We Love
Jeni Britton Bauer's Crème Sans Lait
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Frijoles Molidos (Refried Beans) Recipe
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Rosewater Lime Transparent Pie Recipe
Spanish Lard Cookies (Polvorones)
Polvorones (Spanish Lard Cookies) Recipe
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Conchas
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Marinated Goat Cheese
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Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies: Just Pantry Staples, Totally Vegan