Techniques

One Danish summer 25 years ago, our web editor, Matt Gross tasted the purest tomato soup in the world--and it changed his life

As familiar as they are, tomatoes are surrounded by a host of cooking myths. So we're calling in the mythbusters: the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen

And give yourself a big, chocolatey treat for adhering to your "beach bod" diet all summer long (well, most of it, anyway)

Tomato water--the rose-colored juice released from the cut fruit--tastes like a super-concentrated version of ripe tomatoes. Here's how to make and use it

A whole grilled fish looks (and tastes) impressive--assuming you can neatly dispatch it into fillets. Follow these steps, and pretty soon you'll be showing off at the table

Back in 1973, Bon Appetit had a different idea of how to eat in the summer. Think crab, tomatoes, whipped cream, sour cream, and...gelatin

Into an easy biscuit cobbler. Onto a plate. And into our tummies. (Actually, we might skip that middle step.)

Salt isn't just salt--it can be a vehicle for far more complex flavors. Here's 3 ways to punch it up with a range of herbs and spices

All produce is not created equal. Here's how to buy the healthiest of the bunch

Sweet little red plums are in season now, and you can preserve their taste for months by making this super-easy plum wine

Everything you need to know to amp up your awesome homemade ice cream, from cherry bourbon to chocolate malt

In 1978, Bon Appetit paid a visit to Suzanne Somers's home for a cooking lesson. Today we revisit her insane stuffed lamb chops "en croute"

From searing cucumbers to charring leeks, chefs are deploying cool new techniques to cook vegetables (and you can, too)

That's all you need to make the ultimate summertime delight: the ice cream sandwich. Well, that plus some deft technique

To treat your vegetables right, you need the right tools--i.e., these 6 slicing, dicing, scrubbing, peeling, cooking devices

Good technique, creme fraiche, and a bit of cardamom combine to make this one of our favorite pound cake recipes

What to do with the summer bumper crop of zucchini? Here's 3 tasty twists: a salad, a tart, and a soup

With copious amount of ginger, lemon, lime, and honey, columnist Carla Lalli Music concocts a no-recipe drink powerful enough to battle a heat wave

There's a reason the simple cobbler is a hallmark of hospitality below the Mason-Dixon Line

Do you boil your hot dogs? Grill them? Mere child's play! Check out these 10 weird cooking methods, from sous vide to solar power to (gulp!) electrocution

If you're like us, your window box is overflowing with more herbs than you can possibly use. The solution? Lay them out to dry

We've taken the kids' campfire classic and refined it into a berry-topped cheesecake fit for adult dinner parties

Those noodles ain't nothing without meatballs, so don't mess them up! Here's how to make ones you'll want to hold on to

These little blueberry pies are simple to make. And thanks to their rectangular shape, you won't end up with wasted scraps of dough

Pierce Davis won a copy of our Grilling Book a few weeks ago, and yesterday he used it to serve up a meaty feast for 20

If you can cook corn in a cooler, what else could you make in one? How about shrimp, or chicken, or...steak?

We grilled every single day in June (virtually, that is), and learned some interesting things about charcoal, gas, heat, and meat

What's better than firing up the classic snack at a campfire? Doing so with booze-flavored marshmallows you made from scratch