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Cooking Tips

Tips for using up your really big summer squash, from soups to pastas to quick bread.

Danielle Walsh

Whipping up homemade ice cream can be tricky. These are the common ice cream mistakes to avoid, from overfilling the machine to not being patient

Rochelle Bilow

From Chaplin's 'The Kid' to Scorsese's 'Goodfellas,' the movies have taught us an awful lot about cooking. Here, our favorite clips and techniques

Rachel Friedman

We love this simple, no-fuss sauce—but when it comes to whipping up a pesto, are you making any of these common mistakes?

Rochelle Bilow

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25 easy vacation recipes for wherever you go, from the lake to the beach to the woods.
The 7 pickle mistakes you should avoid, from oversweetening your brine to mixing up your vegetables

Danielle Walsh

From skipping the brine to using the wrong oil, these common mistakes will ruin your fried chicken. Avoid them to make the crunchiest, juiciest bird ever

Rochelle Bilow

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Quick chicken recipes, from spatchcocking to stir-frying to grilling.
From setting a pig ablaze to glazing chicken with its used marinade, here are Bon Appétit staffers' most embarrassing grilling disasters

Danielle Walsh

It might seem impossible to mess up chocolate chip cookies, but people do. Here are the 7 mistakes you should avoid when baking them.

Danielle Walsh

Beautifully browned scallops are easy to achieve with high heat and a hands-off approach

Alison Roman

Don't be intimidated by the challenge of grilling. These 7 reassuring tips from the chef at grill-focused restaurant St Anselm will help you face the flames

Rochelle Bilow

Should you grill sausages or boil them? Here's a short primer on all things sausage.

Rochelle Bilow

Dad's told us plenty of things over the years. Here are the good ones.

Joanna Sciarrino

Dental floss just may be our new favorite kitchen tool—here are our favorite surprising and useful kitchen hacks.

Rochelle Bilow

Is making pasta salad itself a mistake? Not if you follow our tips on upgrading this summertime picnic staple

Rochelle Bilow

From using the wrong oven rack to serving it piping hot, the 6 most common pie-making mistakes—and how to avoid them.

Danielle Walsh

As grilling season kicks off, we get advice on what NOT to do at summer BBQs and cookouts, from waiting to fire up the grill to settling for burgers

Danielle Walsh

Tips for making kids' breakfasts healthier (and still tasty), according to Bon Appétit food and features editor (and mom) Carla Lalli Music

Danielle Walsh

How to make the hot and crunchy filled crepes known as banh xeo in Vietnam.

Alison Roman

Here's what we mean when we say "separate, "chop," "toss," "drizzle," "crumble," and "shave," as demonstrated with this simple (but delicious!) salad

Danielle Walsh

These are the four most common cooking mistakes people make, from overcooking to under-salting.

Danielle Walsh

From stews to scrambles, mushrooms bring depth and body to a myriad of dishes. But when you're sautéing them, be wary of these 4 common mistakes.

Danielle Walsh

How Bon Appétit staffers get rid of bad kitchen smells with natural ingredients like lemons, baking soda, incense, and vinegar

Rochelle Bilow