In The Kitchen

Cooking Tips And Techniques

No one is born knowing how to cook. We learn skill by skill, picking up smart ideas, quick tips, and cool tricks along the way.
Roasted spaghetti squash in a bowl next to whole squash on sheet pan
How to Cut and Cook Spaghetti Squash
40 mins
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Bowls of flour baking soda salt self-rising flour recipe
How to Make Self-Rising Flour
5 mins
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Showing how to crimp pie crust.
How to Freeze an Unbaked Pie
Cut sweet potatoes on parchment how to roast any vegetable
How to Roast Any Vegetable
Roasted hunk of meat in a dutch oven with lettuce
How to Roast Any Meat
Dough for Peanut Butter Cookies being wrapped in plastic wrap.
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
Bread loaf next to aluminum foil wrapped loaf
How to Freeze Bread
Frozen corn green beans broccoli brussels sprouts in white bowls
Why Frozen Vegetables Are a Freezer Essential
Overhead view of an easy lasagna recipe ready to be baked.
How to Freeze Lasagna and Other Casseroles
Gluten-free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
A Beginner's Guide to Gluten-Free Baking
Tomatoes and tomato peel on wood cutting board
How a Clever Cook Peels Tomatoes
Fennel bulb and fronts with chef's knife on cutting board
How to Cut Fennel
5 mins
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Chopped zucchini in a freeze bag on a wood cutting board
How to Freeze Zucchini and Other Summer Squash
Grilled Skirt Steak recipes
How a Clever Cook Makes Tastier Skewers
Bloomin spices in oil
How to Bloom Spices
Powdered sugar in a sifter is being pressed with a spoon.
How to Make Powdered Sugar
2 mins
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Three types of branded coarse salt lined up.
Why Do So Many Bakers Use Kosher Salt?
Slices of bananas on a half sheet pan ready for freezing
How to Freeze Bananas
Garlic cloves with a chef's knife on a wood cutting board
The Fastest, Most Efficient Way to Peel Garlic
Grilled lobster tail on a charcoal grill
The Simply Recipes Guide to Grilling Shellfish
Lettuce grilling on a Weber charcoal grill
The Simply Recipes Guide to Grilling Fruits and Vegetables
Chicken thighs on a Weber charcoal grill
The Simply Recipes Guide to Grilling Chicken
Fish on grill grates
The Simply Recipes Guide to Grilling Fish
Hunk of steak on the grill
The Simply Recipes Guide to Grilling Meat
Papaya cubes in a white bowl on a blue napkin
How to Cut a Papaya
5 mins
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Bowl of watermelon cubes with watermelon slices behind it on a wood serving platter
How to Cut a Watermelon Into Slices and Cubes
5 mins
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Three ears of cooked corn on the cob on a blue flower plate
How to Cook Corn on the Cob
9 mins
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Two ears of corn with husk pulled back showing kernals on a wood cutting board
How to Freeze Corn on the Cob
Trimmed green beans in a plastic ziptop bag
How to Freeze Green Beans
Copycat Guacamole Recipe - person mincing an onion
The Simply Recipes A-Z Guide to Cooking Terms and Definitions
Conversion measurements illustration
Ounces to Cups to Tablespoons Conversion Chart
Head of green lettuce on a wood cutting board
How to Store Lettuce and Keep it Fresh for a Long Time
How to Grill Ribeye steak add the steak to the grill
The Best Cuts of Steak for Grilling
A bone-in raw steak seasoned with salt and set on a worn baking sheet.
How to Salt a Steak for Grilling
Grill with hot coals to show how to grill shrimp.
How to Heat Your Grill to Cook Steak
Seasoned bone in steak on a hot grill
How Long to Grill Steak
Close up grouping of multi colored onions
How to Store Onions
garlic bulb cloves and peeled garlic in glass container
How to Store Garlic
Fresh ginger in a plastic bag on a wooden cutting board
How to Store Ginger
Four burgers in a cast iron skillet
5 Tips to Help You Cook a Burger on the Stove
Burgers steaming on the grill
How Long to Grill Burgers
Three patties in a grill pan to show tips to make a great veggie burger.
How to Make a Vegan Burger Meat Eaters Will Love
A hamburger on a bun to show what kind of ground beef to buy for burgers.
The Best Ground Beef Mix Ratio for Burgers
A burger patty on a parchment lined baking sheet to show the best way to season a burger.
How to Season a Beef Burger
Perfectly formed raw beef burger patties
How to Make Perfect Burger Patties
Three plastic wrapped cake layers to show how to freeze cake.
How to Freeze Cake
Showing a Cake Frosting Technique using chocolate frosting.
How to Frost a Cake
Secrets for the perfect layer cake with a three layer cake on a cake stand.
5 Tips for the Perfect Layer Cake