How-Tos

Our how-tos bring you everything you need to know to get in the kitchen and cook, from fundamental techniques to the whys and hows behind our recipes.
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Your Apples Pie Will Be Better This Year If You Destroy Your Apples Before Baking Them
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Want to Brown Onions Twice as Fast? Reach for This Pantry Staple
Smashing meat in a cast-iron skillet with a potato masher.
Revolutionize Weeknight Meals With This Kitchen Utensil
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4 Tips for Buying the Freshest Beer, According to Beer Experts
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How to Store Fresh Corn on the Cob
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How to Safely Can Your Tomatoes
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Should You Really Only Cook With Wine You'd Drink? We Tested 15+ Types to Find Out
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How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Kitchen
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How to Get Perfect Grill Marks Every Time
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The Best Way to Reheat Leftover Pizza, According to This Pro Baker
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How to Store Blueberries So They Last Longer
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How to Freeze Corn
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How to Prevent and Get Rid of Fruit Flies
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How to Freeze Your Fresh Herbs
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9 Expert Tips for Picking the Perfect Watermelon
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How to Add Chile Flavor Without Too Much Heat
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How to Load a Dishwasher
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How to Slice Chives
Peeling a tomato with a knife.
How to Peel Tomatoes
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How to Pick a Perfectly Ripe Melon
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How to Bake on Your Grill (and Develop Flavor Your Oven Could Only Dream of)
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How to Cook Corn (All Our Favorite Methods)
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How to Make a Vietnamese Rice Paper Roll Platter
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How to Turn Your Favorite Fruit Into a Creamy, Refreshing Yogurt Pop
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How to Make Flawless No-Churn Ice Cream
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Should You Pasteurize Eggs at Home? A Serious Eats Investigation.
A plate of shrimp cocktail.
For Plump and Snappy Shrimp, Reach for Baking Soda and Salt
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How to Shop for Seafood Sustainably
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5 Ways to Use Your Freezer Beyond Preservation
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We Tested 9 Methods to Prevent Peanut Butter From Separating—Here’s What Worked
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You Can and Should Eat Cicadas—Here's How
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How to Skewer Your Asparagus for Better Grilling
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Please Stop Grinding Coffee Beans in Your Immersion Blender
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I Tried That Viral Chicken-Deboning "Hack" and Can Confirm It's Absurd
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A Guide to Thai Noodle Soups
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How to Make Jarred Tomato Sauce Better…And If You Even Should
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How to Carve a Roast Chicken (Whole and Spatchcocked)
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How to Turn Any Pomegranate Into a Plastic-Free "Bottle" of Pomegranate Juice
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How to Store Potatoes So They Last Longer
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How to Cut a Pomegranate (With Much Less Mess)
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How and When to Wrap Your Sandwiches
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How to Cut Cauliflower
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Stop Throwing Away the One Ingredient That'll Make Your Tomato Sauces Even Tomato-ier
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We Tested 12 Methods of Storing Raspberries—Here’s What Kept Them Longest (and What Really Didn’t)
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How to Store Cheese
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How to Open a Coconut
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How to Cut a Peach
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How to Debone a Chicken Thigh
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How to Boil Corn: Our Tests Reveal It's Not What Anyone Tells You
A piece of medium-rare steak sliced into thin pieces on a wooden cutting board.
How to Most Effectively Tenderize Steak
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How to Cut Carrots
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You Hauled the Whole Farmers Market—Now What?
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How to Store Cherries So They Stay Fresh Longer
How to Store Green Beans
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How to Make Cucumber Water and Other Fruit-Infused Waters
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How to Elevate Boxed Cake Mix
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How to Ripen and Store Avocados
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How to Make Boxed Brownies Even Better