In The Kitchen

Looking to master a basic cooking skill or learn more about an ingredient? You've come to the right place. Pull up a chair and we'll walk you through everything we know!
Three Bulbs of Fennel Lined Up on a Cutting Board
What Is Fennel?
Sides Folded onto the Filling for How to Fold a Burrito
How to Fold a Burrito
5 mins
Ratings
Radicchio for Grilled Radicchio Salad
What Is Radicchio?
Spoonful of Worcestershire Sauce Lifted from a Jar Sitting on a Decorative Wooden Board Covered in Garlic Cloves and Cloves
Worcestershire Sauce
60 mins
Overhead view of a glass bowl of melted chocolate.
How to Temper Chocolate
13 mins
Parsley in a Vase of Water
What Is Parsley?
Chives on a Counter
What Are Chives?
Bowl of Dry Marjoram Next to Sprigs of Fresh Marjoram
What Is Marjoram?
Overhead view of chewy lemon cookies on a cooling rack.
High Altitude Baking Tips
Escarole
What Are Chicories?
Hand Wiping the Exterior of a Mounted Microwave
How to Clean a Microwave
Three different meals made with chicken drumsticks
12 Dinners To Make With Chicken Drumsticks
Three recipes made with canned beans
18 Easy Dinners to Make With Canned Beans
A collage of three baking projects: cake, croissants, and cinnamon rolls
24 Baking Projects to Chase Away the Winter Blues
Three meals made with ground beef
16 Dinners to Make With a Pound of Ground Beef
Unbaked salmon on a foil lined baking sheet to make Garlic Butter Baked Salmon.
Why Is Some Salmon Darker Than Other Salmon?
Dutch Oven with Deglazed Caramelized Onions Mixed with a Wooden Spoon, and Next to It, a Bottle of White Wine for How to Deglaze a Pan
How to Deglaze a Pan
Three Bowls with Different Types of Couscous (Labeled), Two of the Bowls Are on a Circular Tray and Surrounded by a Teal Kitchen Linen
What Is Couscous?
Prawns and Shrimp on Textured Parchment Paper
Prawns Vs. Shrimp
Blanched Broccoli on a Plate Surrounded by a Kitchen Towel and a Cutting Board with Heads of Broccoli for How to Blanch Broccoli
How to Blanch Broccoli
12 mins
Fried Chicken on a Wire Rack over a Baking Tray on a Kitchen Towel for How to Deep Fry
How to Deep Fry
Three recipes for the Kentucky Derby set side by side.
15 Recipes to Celebrate the Kentucky Derby
Toasted Sesame Seeds
How to Toast Sesame Seeds
7 mins
Toasted Pine Nuts
How to Toast Pine Nuts
6 mins
Toasted Almonds on a Baking Sheet
How to Toast Almonds
13 mins
Toasted Pecans on a Tray
How to Toast Pecans
8 mins
Toasted Walnuts on a Baking Pan
How to Toast Walnuts
9 mins
Citrus with Some of the Rind Cut Off and on the Counter, a Knife and Citrus Rinds
How to Segment Citrus
Holiday Cookie Swap Round Up (from L to R): Raspberry Macarons, Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread, and Thumbprint Cookies
The 24 Best Cookies for a Holiday Cookie Swap
Negroni cocktails with campari and gin
How to Clarify Cloudy Campari
10 mins
Plate of Boneless Chicken Thighs on a Cutting Board and on the Counter Next to It, a Knife
How to Debone Chicken Thighs
Stock Poured from the Measuring Cup into a Pan on the Stove
Substitutes for White Wine in Cooking
Halved Avocados on a Counter with One Whole Avocado in the Middle
How to Ripen Avocados
Simply Fabulous Thanksgiving Recirc Image
Simply Fabulous Thanksgiving
Endives on Their Roots
What Is Endive?
Chopped carrots, celery, and onion in a dutch oven for an oxtail recipe.
What Is a Dutch Oven?
From L to R: a Tarnished Silver Fork, a Spoon With Toothpaste, and a Polished Fork on the Counter for How to Clean Silver
This Non-Toxic Household Item Is the Secret to Perfectly Polished Silver
Bunch of Dill on the Counter
What Is Dill?
Bowl of Melted Chocolate for Candy Bar Dates
How to Melt Chocolate Chips
4 mins
Ratings
Jars of Fermented Pickles on a Counter
Fermented Pickles
15 mins
Bowl of Sauerkraut on a Counter with Jars of Sauerkraut Behind It
How to Make Sauerkraut
30 mins
Pomegranate Molasses Drizzled from a Spoon to a Small Bowl with More Pomegranate Molasses
What Is Pomegranate Molasses?
Small Bowl of Capers on a Wooden Board
What Are Capers?
Sprigs of Dried Herbs on a Wooden Cutting Board Next to More Fresh Herbs and a Roll of Twine
How to Dry Herbs
Decaffeinated Coffee (Three Bags) and Some in a Small Bowl
Decaffeinated Coffee: Everything You Wanted to Know
Bread Sliced for How to Revive Stale Bread
How a Clever Cook Revives Stale Bread
Ginger Garlic Paste in a Bowl Surrounded by Pieces of Garlic and Ginger
Ginger Garlic Paste
5 mins
Water Added to Bowl of Rice (Method 2)
How to Rinse Rice
Food Scraps
Tackle Food Waste at Home, the Easy Way
Woman in Blue Apron Spooning Stuffing from a Bowl to 9x13 Baking Dish
Baking Dish and Casserole Conversion Guide
Cloves on a Wooden Tray
What Are Cloves?
Box of Baking Soda and a Measuring Spoon Full of Baking Soda
Does Baking Soda Go Bad?
How to Julienne Carrots
How to Julienne Carrots
5 mins
How to Keep Apple Slices from Turning Brown
How to Keep Apples from Turning Brown
Grill Brush Used to Clean Gas Grill
How To Clean a Gas or Charcoal Grill
Sprigs of Parsley, Rosemary, Mint, and Thyme on a Counter
How a Clever Cook Quickly Gets Herbs off the Stem
A tray of baked breaded chicken breast served with ketchup.
What Is the Difference Between Chicken Nuggets and Chicken Tenders?
How to Pan Sear Any Meat or Vegetable
How to Pan-Sear Any Meat or Vegetable
Chinese Five Spice on a Spoon with Some Overflowing onto a Plate
What Is Chinese Five Spice?
Adding Cans to Pot of Water for Bath Canning Method
Water Bath Canning for Beginners