Cooking How-to

Cooking How to will help you discover the correct procedures for preparing a variety of meals. Read about how to saute vegetables, grill a streak, bake fish and more.

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How to Clean Granite Countertops

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Why Air Fryers Are the Hottest Must-have Small Appliance

Is French Press Coffee the Best Coffee?

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Come and Get It! A Spicy Barbecue Quiz

What's the Difference Between Instant and Active Dry Yeasts?

If You're Not Baking With Mayonnaise, You Should Be

The Cornish Game Hen Is Neither Cornish Nor a Hen

5 Ways to Cook Chicken Quickly

Use the 'Sterile Technique' to Safely Unpack Your Groceries

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Seasoning Basics

Seasonings can be the most important part of a recipe. Herbs are the leaves of plants, while spices are the seeds, buds, fruits, flowers, bark, and roots of plants. Learn about herbs and spices.

By Editors of Consumer Guide

Uses for Salt: Cooking Tips

Salt has more jobs in cooking than being an ingredient in recipes. It can perform miraculous tricks for improving flavor, preserving food, and salvaging a cooking disaster. Learn salt's diverse roles in the cooking process.

By Christine Halvorson

Uses for Vinegar: Cooking Tips

Vinegar has many jobs to do in the kitchen. It can improve flavor, preserve food, fill in for missing ingredients, and even make food look better. Learn about vinegar's uses in the kitchen.

By Christine Halvorson

How do you make clear ice cubes?

How do I make clear ice like they have in restaurants?

Why do many foods have High Altitude Cooking Instructions?

Most any packaged food that involves boiling (like boxed macaroni-and-cheese dinners) will have "high altitude" cooking instructions. Find out what this means and why it matters in cooking.