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Brown Butter 101
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How to Handle That Super-Expensive Truffle You Bought
When you spend a buck or two on a white truffle, it's best to come prepared with how to take care of it.
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Five Mistakes You're Making with Your Chili
It doesn't matter what kind of chili you like—avoid these five mistakes, and you'll make the best batch you've ever made.
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Ja Rule's Microwave Cookbook, Written by Us
The rapper learned to cook "anything and everything" in a prison microwave, and wants to write a cookbook about it. Here's 5 awesome tips to get him started
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7 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making Beef Stew
From using the wrong cut of beef to overthickening the stew, the most common ways home cooks ruin beef stew
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How to Eat—and Eat Well—After the Zombie Apocalypse
The End of Days doesn't have to mean the End of Dining. Survival expert Shane Hobel shows how to keep your post-apocalyptic cooking standards high
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6 Ways to Upgrade Your Applesauce
From adding some spice to switching up your sweetener, here are 6 ways to upgrade your applesauce.
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5 Kitchen Tools You Cannot Break (Trust Us, We Tried)
Some kitchen tools don't last. Others are the kind of immortal implements even the Hulk couldn't smash—here's 5 that have our undying love
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5 Ways to Totally Screw Up Stovetop Popcorn
BA's food editors Dawn Perry and Alison Roman talk about the most common popcorn-making mistakes and how to avoid them.
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7 Ways to Completely Screw Up an Apple Crisp
Seven tips for making the perfect apple crumble
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The Best Kitchen Clogs (We Tested a LOT of Them)
Merrells, Birkenstocks, Danskos! We tried on a lot of kitchen clogs to find the best ones
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How to Make Apple Cider at Home
If you've picked too many apples, turning them into cider is surprisingly easy—just follow deputy editor Scott DeSimon's method
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How to Make Lasagna Bolognese from Scratch
Layer by layer, our lasagna Bolognese builds flavors you simply can’t achieve by taking shortcuts. Impress your guests with this raveworthy dish
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Kitchen Hacks: Eggplants, Leftover Wine, Duck Confit
From skinning eggplants to confiting duck to reusing leftover wine, our Test Kitchen shares its super-cool tricks
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How to Make Coffee the Stumptown Way
Stumptown's Duane Sorenson gives tips for brewing the best cup of coffee.
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Which Kitchen Tools Are Worth Splurging On?
Is that 17-piece knife set worth the $$$? What about a Cuisinart? The BA test kitchen looks at which tools should--or shouldn't--cost you a fortune.
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Crockpot or Slow Cooker
Six common mistakes people make when using slow cookers and crockpots—and how to avoid them
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The Trick to Making Nearly 100% Clear Ice at Home
Step-by-step instructions for making professional-quality clear ice in your home freezer
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Béchamel Sauce for Homemade Lasagna Bolognese Step by Step
Step-by-step instructions for mixing and rolling the dough for Lasagna Bolognese noodles
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Fresh Pasta for Homemade Lasagna Bolognese Step by Step
Step-by-step instructions for mixing and rolling the dough for Lasagna Bolognese noodles
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Why Kitchen Pros Wear Clogs (and Would Dump Their Boyfriends for a Good Pair)
An ode to the footwear that kitchen staff swear by—the sturdy, slip-on clog—and one food editor's lament for a long-lost pair
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Making Cute Bento Boxes for School Lunch, the Lunch Box Awesome Way
A Q&A with Heather Sitarzewski (LunchBoxAwesome.com) about making cute cartoon-character bento boxes for her son's school lunch—how and why she does it
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How to Make Preserved Lemons at Home
Step-by-step instructions for making your own preserved lemons at home, according to Rolf and Daughters chef Philip Krajeck
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How to Make a Perfect Medium-Boiled Egg
Instructions for making the perfect egg—with the white just set an almost runny yolk—to put in ramen or just eat straight
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How Food Stylists Make Food Look Delicious
Food stylist Rhoda Boone discusses what's in her professional toolkit, from salts, scissors, and spoons to Evian misters, Q-Tips, and even Windex
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The Trendy Food Garnish Is Flowers and Micro-Greens
Tiny flowers, buds, and leaves are popping up on the plates at many of our Best New Restaurants.
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How to Make Authentic Shoyu Ramen at Home
An intensive 3-day-long recipe project to make authentic Japanese-style shoyu ramen at home, from the pork and the stock to the noodles and the toppings
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How to Make Crudo at Home, as Shown by Chef Paul Kahan
Chicago chefs Paul Kahan and Erling Wu-Bower show how to make crudo, or Italian-style sushi, at home.
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How to Make Fresh Strozzapreti Pasta the Rolf and Daughters Way
Now that you've mastered pasta dough, try your hand at this spiral shape called strozzapreti. The name means "priest strangler," but we promise no one will get hurt.