Techniques

From cooking fundamentals to primers on advanced culinary techniques, these how-to guides will help inform every dish you make no matter your skill level.
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Tackle Holiday Cookie Baking Like a Pro With These 4 Tips
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How to Best Freeze Cookie Dough
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Do You Scoop or Spoon Your Flour? A Pastry Chef Weighs In on How to Measure Flour Correctly
How to Make a Herringbone Pie Crust
The Easy, Mess-Free Method for Crispy, Tender Chicken Wings
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7 Rules for Making Perfect Pie Dough, According to a Pastry Chef
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This 2-Minute Trick Ensures Perfectly Crispy Grilled Cheeses Every Time
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How to Make Classic Duck Confit
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How to Make a Parchment Paper Lid That’ll Transform All Your Winter Stews
Irish soda bread in a parchment-lined cast iron skillet in the oven.
I’m a Chef—I Always Check These 5 Things In a Kitchen Before Making Any Recipe
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Stop Tossing the One Ingredient That'll Make Your Cooking Even More Delicious
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The Simple Restaurant Trick for Lining Cake Pans Perfectly Each Time
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How to Make Christmas Cookies Look Like They Came From a Bakery, According to a Pastry Chef
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The Easily Forgotten Step That Can Make or Break Your Cookies
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I'm a Pro Chef—This Is The Knife Skill Most Home Cooks Don't Have, But Should
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Should You Pasteurize Eggs at Home? A Serious Eats Investigation.
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Winter Weather Could Be Ruining Your Baking—Here's How to Fix It
A plate of shrimp cocktail.
For Plump and Snappy Shrimp, Reach for Baking Soda and Salt
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The Best Ways to Keep Gravy Warm, According to a Food Editor
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The Quick Trick for Softening Canned Chickpeas for Silky-Smooth Hummus, Stews, and More
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10 Essential Rules for the Best Sheet-Pan Dinners, According to a Professional Recipe Developer
Frozen roasted sweet potato with whipped creme fraiche and granola on a plate.
5 Ways to Use Your Freezer Beyond Preservation
Hot pan drippings are poured on seared and rested steaks to "fat flash" them.
The Easy Restaurant Trick for Juicy, Crispy Steaks
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How to Make Tamales (A Comprehensive Guide)
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How to Wrap Your Sandwiches for Better Eating on the Go
salted cucumbers
Why You Should Salt Your Cucumbers
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How to Turn Any Pomegranate Into a Plastic-Free "Bottle" of Pomegranate Juice
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Should You Spiralize Your Hot Dogs and Sausages? We Tested to Find Out
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The Science of Marinades
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How to Make Cucumber Water and Other Fruit-Infused Waters
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The Best Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes
A bowl of ramen noodle soup; you can transform regular pasta into ramen noodles with baking soda.
Turn Your Pasta Into Ramen With Baking Soda
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How to Cut an Airline Chicken Breast
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Level Up Your Ice Cream by Leveling Your Cake
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How To Brown Butter
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For Smoother Ice Cream and Sorbet, Use Corn Syrup
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How to Set Up Your Grill for Better Skewers, Kebabs, and Yakitori
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How to Grill Whole Fish
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Save Your Vegetable Scraps, Make Stock
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The Right Way to Sauce Pasta
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How to Butcher a Chicken
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How to Build a Better Rice Bowl
Two dry-aged steaks cooking in a cast iron skillet.
How to Dry Age Beef
Shrimp, Oyster, and Fish Po' Boy sandwiches on sandwich paper
How to Make the Best Seafood Po' Boys
A dollop of butternut squash puree on a plate.
How to Make a Vegetable Purée
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The Many Tastes of Coffee Ice Cream: How to Make Just the Right Scoop for You
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How to Make Mozzarella Recipe
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Toasting Nuts? The Microwave is Your Best Friend
Cocktail 101: Decorative Garnishes
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How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally, Without a Store-Bought Kit
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How to Cryo-Blanch Vegetables | The Food Lab
Six fresh, silvery sardines laid neatly next to one another.
How to Clean and Fillet Fresh Sardines
Vegan Pizza
The Pizza Lab: How To Make Vegan Pizzas That Really Work
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Leftover Pizza + Waffle Iron = Delicious Crispy, Gooey, Cheese-Stuffed Snack
Barista Tips: The Espresso Tamper
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Whisking Versus Blending Mayonnaise: The Best Tools for the Job
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Homebrewing: Introduction to Mashing and All-Grain Brewing
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How to Make Asparagus alla Milanese With Tips and Variations