Cooking Basics

By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
woman placing salmon filets onto aluminum foil for cooking
Is Aluminum Foil Bad for You? It Depends
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By Jennifer Dutton
Some of the best countertop dishwasher brands including Farberware, Black and Decker and Comfee
The 5 Best Countertop Dishwashers of 2023
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By Dylan Roche
Collage of the best cookware sets experts recommend, including brands like lodge, carote and food network and
The 12 Best Cookware Sets of 2023
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By Lacey Muinos
Stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving Holidays with Pumpkin, Peas, Pecan, Berry Pie, Cheese Variations
Prepping a Holiday Dinner on a Budget? Here Are 8 Hacks That Save Money
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By Lacey Muinos
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a persons hand flipping a pancake in a non-stick pan
How Bad Is It Really to Use Non-Stick Cookware?
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By Kayla Hui
collage of the best gluten-free cookbooks including the easy gluten-free cookbook, bake anything gluten-free and the everything gluten-free cookbook
The 10 Best Gluten-Free Cookbooks of 2024
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By Lacey Muinos
Crispy tofu with rice, green onion and rice in white bowl
How to Make Tofu Crispy, According to Chefs
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By Tiffany Curtis
Young African-American woman cooking at home and looking for recipes online
7 Expert Tips That Make Cooking at Home a Breeze
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By Courtney Leiva
collage of best keto cookbooks like keto meal prep and easy keto dinners.
The 10 Best Keto Cookbooks for Anyone on a Low-Carb Diet
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By Alena Kharlamenko, MS, RD, CDN
Fact Checked
Peeling Potatoes, Vegetable Food waste
6 Cooking Mistakes That Make Your Homemade Meals Less Healthy
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By Jaime Osnato
close up of hands cutting vegetables for meal prep
7 Meal Prep Mistakes You Might Be Making — and How to Avoid Them
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By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
overhead photo of corn tortilla with shredded Pork carnitas avocado, red onion and jalapeno flavored with bouillon cube
How to Use a Bouillon Cube to Flavor 5 Comforting Meals That Aren’t Soup
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By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
Homemade pasta bake
How to Reheat Every Type of Leftover So Your Food Tastes Good as New
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By April Benshosan
Expert Reviewed
Hands preparing dough in kitchen for bread
The Best Healthy Cooking Hobbies for De-Stressing and Getting Dinner on the Table Quickly
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By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
Hand placing raw chicken in the microwave
2 Mistakes You’re Making When Defrosting Meat (and How to Avoid Them)
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By April Benshosan
Expert Reviewed
Woman placing fruit into blender with spinach for smoothie
All the Essential Kitchen Tools You Need — and How to Use Them Like a Pro
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By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
Vegetables in freezer
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Freezing Leftovers (and How Long They'll Last)
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By Courtney Leiva
Expert Reviewed
Top view of blender with avocado peaces
How a Blender Can Upgrade Your Home-Cooking Game and Help You Eat Healthier
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By Courtney Leiva
Expert Reviewed
Air-Fried, Crispy French Fries
How to Use an Air Fryer to Make Deliciously Crispy Food Without All the Oil
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By Courtney Leiva
Expert Reviewed
Slow Cooker on kitchen counter
A Slow Cooker Can Batch-Cook Meals Almost Effortlessly — Here's How to Find the Best One
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By Courtney Leiva
Expert Reviewed
Woman's hands preparing basil for pesto from above
How Using a Food Processor Can Help You Cut Meal Prep Time and Eat More Veggies
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By Courtney Leiva
Expert Reviewed
Pressure Cooker
Thinking About Buying an Instant Pot? Here's Everything You Need to Know
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By Jaime Osnato
Mixed berry yogurt popsicles over a white wood background
Save Overripe Fruit From the Trash With These 8 Brilliant Uses for Them (Besides Baking)
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By Abbie Gellman
Fact Checked
Fried chicken breasts on vegetable oil, iron cast pan
4 Cooking Mistakes That Result in Dry, Flavorless Meat — and How to Avoid Them
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By Kelly Plowe
Mature couple preparing food for dinner
Cooking From Scratch? Stock These Essentials to Build Healthy Meals in Minutes
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By Abbie Gellman
Expert Reviewed
Home Canning Fruit and Vegetable Food Preserves in Storage Shelves
Canning Is a Cheap Way to Preserve Fresh Produce for Months — Here's How to Do It
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By Kelly Plowe
Woman preparing vegan burger, slicing avocado
Clever Food Storage Tricks to Make Your Groceries Last Longer (Even Avocados!)
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By Abbie Gellman
Expert Reviewed
Boiled vegetables, green beans in ice water after blanching
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Blanching and Freezing Vegetables
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By April Benshosan
Expert Reviewed
Woman chopping vegetables for healthy recipes
The Best Healthy Recipes for Easier, Tastier Home Cooking
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By Beth Lipton
Expert Reviewed
Glazed applesauce as oil substitute in oatmeal bread on a white marble table
Ran Out of Oil? Bake and Cook With These Healthy Swaps Instead
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By Kelsey Casselbury
Family learning how to meal plan for different diets
How to Meal Plan When Everyone In Your Family Follows a Different Diet
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By Karla Walsh
Preparing dinner by knowing how to use a crock pot
8 Mistakes You're Making With Your Slow Cooker — and How to Avoid Them
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By Andrea Boldt
Woman and daughter in kitchen cooking from recipe with cooking tips and cooking hacks
11 Transformative Cooking Hacks for the Advanced Chef
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By Andrea Boldt
Woman and man in kitchen using cooking tips on ipad
10 Cooking Tips Every Beginner Chef Must Know
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By Oliver Jones
Pod of garlic
10 Incredible Garlic Hacks
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By Nicole Crawford
lemonade
How to Replace Vermouth in Cooking
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By Carolyn Williams
Macadamia nuts on wooden table
The Easiest Way to Cook Raw Macadamia Nuts in Their Shell
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By Fred Decker
dinner
How to Cook on a Searing Burner
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By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
traditional American corndogs on a plate
How to Cook Frozen Corn Dogs
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By Sara Lindberg
Expert Reviewed
portion of t-bone steak
How to Oven-Cook a 1-Inch-Thick T-Bone
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By Jill Corleone
Expert Reviewed
milk for baking
What Does Milk Do in Baking?
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By Mary West
Expert Reviewed
juicy pulled chicken with fresh coleslaw
How to Bake Chicken Breasts to Be Shredded
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By Mary West
Expert Reviewed
Directly Above Shot Of Burgers And French Fries On Table
How to Keep Hamburgers Warm After Cooking Them
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By Ellen Douglas
Vegan burgers with lentils and pistashios
How to Cook Frozen Veggie Burgers
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By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
sliced tri tip seak marinated with santa maria sauce on wooden cutting board
How to Cook Tri-Tip in an Iron Skillet
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By Beth Rifkin
Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits on a Rustic Wooden Table
The Best Way to Cook Frozen Biscuits
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By Molly Thompson
Close-up of a platter of hotdogs dotted with miniature American flags
How to Cook Hotdogs in a Turkey Roaster
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By Jill Corleone
Expert Reviewed
Midsection of woman preparing cake in oven at home
How to Adjust Cooking Times for New Temperatures
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By Janet Beal
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How to Cook a Juicy Grilled Half of a Chicken on the Grill
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By Fred Decker
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Tips on Cooking Moose Roast
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By Elizabeth Sullivan
Millennial Hispanic man standing in the kitchen cooking with his partner standing beside him, backlit
What Can You Substitute for Beer in Frying and Cooking?
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By Kathleen Ferraro
Expert Reviewed
Hand pouring red wine into a pot of cooking meat and vegetables
Can Kids Eat Food Cooked With Wine?
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By Madeleine Burry
Fact Checked
Cayenne pepper substitute spices
Ran Out of Cayenne? Try These 5 Mouth-Watering Substitutes That Bring the Heat
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By Fred Decker
Tamarind
The Difference With Cooking With Tamarind Pulp Vs. Tamarind Paste
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By Kelly Plowe
Christmas cookies with egg substitute for eggless sugar cookies
3 Plant-Based Egg Substitutes for Crave-Worthy Homemade Sugar Cookies
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By Natalie Smith
Baked Mac and Cheese in Skillet
How to Cook Velveeta Shells and Cheese in the Microwave
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By Andrea Lott Haney
Expert Reviewed
Grilled beef steak
Is the Rib-Eye or New York a Better Cut?
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By Sommer Leigh
Selecting jello to make jell-o jigglers
The Secret to Keeping Jell-O Jigglers From Sticking to the Pan
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By Michelle Kerns
Expert Reviewed
Organic homemade minced meat on craft paper
How to Cook Ground Bison Meat
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By Michelle Kerns
Expert Reviewed
Pan seared scallops
The Best Way to Defrost Frozen Sea Scallops
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By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
Overhead view of a woman with a glass of white wine
How to Replace Sherry in Recipes
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By Jennifer Purdie
Expert Reviewed
High Angle View Of Sugar In Bowl On Table
How to Counteract Acidity in Cooking
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By Brynne Chandler
close up of breaded chicken frying in oil in a black skillet
How to Keep Breading From Falling Off When Frying
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By Melynda Sorrels
Lunch meat and bread
How to Cook Lunchmeat When You're Pregnant
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By Madeleine Burry
How to boil turnip baked in the frying pan
How to Cook and Prep Turnips — Your Lower-Carb Alternative to Potatoes
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By Kimberlee Leonard
hawaiian traditional plate lunch
The Best Way to Cook Keoki's Lau Lau
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By Lacey Muinos
Preparing fresh tomato sauce in pan in a kitchen
How to Fix Burned Spaghetti Sauce, According to a Chef
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By Madeleine Burry
an overhead photo of a pre-cooked Thanksgiving turkey on a white serving platter surrounded by side dishes
How to Cook, Store and Reheat a Fully Cooked Whole Turkey
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By Dylan Roche
Expert Reviewed
Photography of cup with spinach
How to Steam Spinach
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By Leigh Good
Freshly fried homemade Wiener Schnitzel, Austrian dish
How to Cook Frozen Schnitzel
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By Nicole Carlin
Grilled meat
How to Cook Ball Tip Steak
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By Ellen Douglas
raw meat balls
How to Mince Chicken
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