Cooking Tips & Tricks
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Here's How to Make Food Less Salty
Overseasoning happens to all of us. But doesn't have to ruin your meal—you can fix an oversalted dish. We’ve rounded up some foolproof techniques to make food less salty and bring your dinner back to life, as well as some cooking tips and hacks to help you avoid oversalting in the future.
How to Cook With 18 Different Types of Peppers
Truly international in their appeal, peppers—some might say chiles—are integral to cuisines worldwide. All types of peppers are part of the genus Capsicum, including hot and sweet varieties. We’ve outlined here 18 varieties of peppers commonly found in the United States in their fresh state (many of which take on another name when dried) and how to cook with each. Here's your guide to cooking with fresh peppers.
37 Recipes to Put That Extra Heavy Cream to Good Use
You probably already know that a little splash of cream can make any pasta dish more luxurious. But recipes with heavy cream go far beyond pasta. Here are a few of our favorite sweet and savory ways to use up heavy cream, including plush cakes, luscious dip, and an easy large-format take on twice-baked potatoes. There are also flaky and buttery scones, the silkiest soups, and restaurant-level desserts you can prep ahead of time.
9 Things You Can Do With Your French Press...Besides Making Coffee
You need a French press, but not just for coffee. Even if you favor other methods for making your morning brew, there are so many French press hacks that will make this glass-and-chrome carafe your new favorite kitchen tool. A French press isn’t just something for caffeine dispensing—rather it’s an all-in-one strainer/mixer/squeezer/wonder workhorse. Here's everything else you can use a French press for.
What Is Hominy, Exactly?
So what is hominy exactly? The very term is a vestige of the Powhatan language, a word used to describe dried kernels of corn that have been boiled or soaked in an alkali solution and later washed to remove the hulls. Hominy can then be further transformed by cooking it in soups until it rips open and blossoms like a flower, ground coarsely to make hominy grits and cornbread or finely to make masa for tortillas and tamales. Here's your guide to hominy and how to use it.
What’s the Difference Between Jam and Jelly?
While the terms jam, jelly, preserves, and fruit spread are often used interchangeably, these products have distinct differences. Here's the difference between all these sweet spreads. Plus, we have some recipes so you can make some homemade jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, or more.
14 Types of Fresh Herbs and How to Cook With Them
Fresh herbs like mint, basil, and tarragon are champions in the kitchen. They offer endless opportunities to upgrade the flavors of virtually any dish (or cocktail). But, if you’re new to cooking with fresh herbs, the produce section can be a little intimidating. So we’ve rounded up a few of the most common herbs carried in American grocery stores, as well as some general tips for buying, storing, and cooking with fresh herbs.
These Haitian Dried Mushrooms Are Culinary Gold
The djon-djon mushroom is a staple in traditional Haitian cuisine. It imparts a distinctly rich, smoky flavor and is instantly recognizable in any dish by the striking black hue it lends. Harvested during the rainy season, it’s dried and later rehydrated. Haitians don't just covet the mushrooms, but also the precious soaking liquid which is key to creating savory dark-colored dishes and sauces. Here's how to use this valuable mushroom in your cooking.
23 Ways to Use Up That Jar of Jam
So you need recipes using jam to make your way through all the many half-eaten jars in your fridge? A smear of jam on a grilled cheese sandwich will help you use a tablespoon or two, and you know you can shake a spoonful into a cocktail, but really getting through your stash means making some of our favorite jam desserts, jam-filled breakfast bakes, and savory recipes using jam. One word of warning: You may like these dishes so much that you find yourself seeking out even more jars.
How to Make Scrambled Eggs Perfectly, Every Time
Like many of the simplest foods, scrambled eggs leave little room for error—they can go from soft and luscious to tough and rubbery in an alarmingly short amount of time. But there is more than one way to make the best scrambled eggs. Here are a few foolproof methods so you can make your ideal scrambled eggs any day, no matter how much sleep is still in your eyes.
What's the Difference Between Lox and Smoked Salmon?
Though lox and smoked salmon are often used interchangeably, they refer to two different products. Fear not: here's all the information you need on the difference between lox, smoked salmon, and their many cured pink cousins. This guide will help lead you to a better brunch or morning bagel.
How to Keep Potatoes From Browning
While pies, gravy, and most casseroles can be made a day ahead, some dishes and ingredients don’t fare as well to the test of time. One example is the potato. But if you want to prep potatoes ahead of time, you have to keep them from turning brown. Here's what to do.
How to Devein Shrimp Without Any Fancy Tools
There’s a lot to love about the convenience of cooking with shrimp. It's available year-round, nationwide. It has an incredibly speedy cook time for easy weeknight dinners like simple scampi, sautéed corn and prawns, lemony shrimp risotto, or spiced shrimp and rice. You just have to figure out whether or not to devein your shrimp. Here's what you need to know about the process and how to devein your own shrimp without any fancy tools.