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How to Make Homemade Nut Milk
Homemade nut milk is rich, creamy, and ridiculously easy to make. Just soak, blend, strain, and voilà! You’re about to go nuts for nut milk
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5 Ways to Make Homemade Pizza with Store-Bought Flatbread
Have a little fun with store-bought dough and design a signature flatbread.
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How to Cook Grains Using the One-Pot Method
Here's our foolproof, one-pot method for cooking any grain
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How the Salad Spinner Went from Novelty Item to Kitchen Essential
The salad spinner—once a novelty item—has earned its place in the pantheon of essential kitchen gear. Sweetgreen co-founder Nicolas Jammet explains the 180

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Homemade Caramel Made Right Every Time
With a few tips from the BA Prep School, you can have homemade caramel candies in your dessert arsenal.
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Crudo Tactics: Make Sure Your Fish Is Fresh and Your Knife Is Sharp
When it comes to crudo (basically Italian sashimi), make sure your fish is very fresh and your knife is very sharp.
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Ice Cubes for the Serious Cocktail Fan
If you’re serious about your cocktails, it’s time to start thinking of ice as an ingredient
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How to Roll and Tie a Turkey Breast Roast
All you need to professionally roll and tie a turkey breast roast is a knife, some kitchen twine, and this step-by-step demonstration of the technique
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How to Make a Gorgeous Ice Ring for Your Holiday Punch
Three ways to make fruit-filled ice rings with fruit like pomegranate, peaches, and grapefruit.

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How to Make Gravy (Video)
Our Test Kitchen's short how-to video will help you make the greatest gravy

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Making Mashed Potatoes (Video)
Want the smoothest, creamiest, fluffiest mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving? Our how-to video gives you plenty of pointers in 24 seconds

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Taking Your Turkey's Temperature (Video)
In 24 seconds flat, our Test Kitchen experts show you how to take your turkey's temperature

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How to Make the Best Thanksgiving Dessert Ever, According to Our Test Kitchen
You asked our test kitchen your burning questions on Thanksgiving desserts so that your grand finale will be worthy of the epic feast before it
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How to Baste Your Turkey (Video)
Basting your turkey? Learn all the right strokes in less than 30 seconds with our helpful how-to video

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How to Make Gluten-Free Gravy That Actually Tastes Good
Three ways to make delicious, gluten-free gravy for Thanksgiving—or any meal

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Ultimate Sugar Cookie Recipe
Our master sugar cookie recipe is easy to handle, can be rolled and then frozen in advance, and can be cut into any shape you desire
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What to Drink on Thanksgiving, According to The Foodist
Andrew Knowlton's tips on serving wine, beer, and cocktails with your Thanksgiving feast.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Roasting Tips from Our Test Kitchen
You asked our food editor Allie Lewis Clapp all your questions about the big bird in a live chat on Facebook—and here are her answers
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How to Paint Sugar Cookies
Painting sugar cookies is easier than it looks—once you master the icing
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Take Your Cookies to the Next Level with the Right Tools
All the tools you need to turn your kitchen into a cookie factory. (Elves not included.)
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Thanksgiving Mistakes to Avoid for Each Course of the Meal
We’ve put all of our Thanksgiving “Common Mistakes” guides in one place; follow them for each step of the dinner to turn out a truly delicious feast.

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Our Test Kitchen's Tips for Awesome Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Our test kitchen took to Facebook to answer all your burning questions about mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, and sweet potatoes
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How to Solve Your Cookie-Baking Conundrums
A trio of common cookie-baking conundrums—and how to troubleshoot them

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Ring Cutters to Make Exact Biscuits and Doughnuts
Ring cutters in a variety of sizes are handy for a range of projects.

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Sufganiyot: The Best Thing About Hanukkah
The best thing about Hanukkah isn’t eight nights of gifts, it’s traditional sufganiyot—pillowy, deep-fried, jelly-filled doughnuts. Uri Scheft of Breads Bakery schools us
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10 Essential Thanksgiving Techniques Every Cook Should Know
The 10 time-tested techniques you’ll need to ace the holiday classics, from fluffy mashed potatoes to, yes, a truly moist bird.

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Dough for Homemade Sufganiyot Step-by-Step
Step-by-step instructions for kneading and cutting the dough for Hannukah Sufganiyot
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Let's Dress Up Your Thanksgiving Dressing (a.k.a. Stuffing)!
Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, the Thanksgiving classic is ripe for reinvention—from the loaf used as a base to delicious additions like oysters

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5 Ways You're Psyching Yourself Out in the Kitchen
Sometimes you get so wrapped up in the kitchen, you psych yourself out. Here's how to get some perspective and keep the cooking fun and flavorful