Cooking Tips And Techniques

No one is born knowing how to cook. We learn skill by skill, picking up smart ideas, quick tips, and cool tricks along the way.
Shepherds pie with a fork in a serving in a pan showcasing layers of mashed potatoes beef peas and carrots
The 1-Ingredient Trick I Learned in Ireland for the Best Shepherd’s Pie
Bowl of beef stew
For Better Beef Stew, Reach For This Juice
Lasagna in a casserole dish and topped with dried basil
The 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Lasagna Is Already In Your Pantry
Chocolate cookies with a sprinkle of salt on a blue plate
I Baked Over 1,000 Cookies This Year, and I Add This 1 Ingredient to Every Recipe
Roasted sweet potatoes
The 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Roasted Sweet Potatoes
overhead view of a plate of scrambled eggs and a side of greens
How To Make the Best Scrambled Eggs, According to 10 Chefs
A plate of fried chicken served on a white plate
Skip This Step for Better Fried Chicken
Stack of pancakes with butter and syrup served with a small jug of syrup
My Grandfather's 1-Ingredient Upgrade for the Best Pancakes
grilled cheese sandwiches
7 Chefs Reveal Exactly How To Make the Best Grilled Cheese Every Time
Close-up of a pan of roasted vegetables
The Magical Trick That Makes Roasted Vegetables Twice as Nice
A Thanksgivingstyle meal with a roasted turkey mashed potatoes cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts served on a decorated table
My Instant Upgrade for Fall Dinners Costs Less Than $3
Hands adjusting the controls on an oven to preheat
Is Preheating Your Oven Actually Worth It?
Bowl of vegetable soup with carrots peas and herbs on a striped cloth
The Time-Saving Trick I Use Every Time I Make Soup
Whole cauliflower head on a wooden cutting board partially surrounded by green leaves
The Best Way to Cook Cauliflower, According to Recipe Developers
Photo of a pot of chili with yellow lined illustrations next to it
The 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Chili (It's Already in Your Pantry)
Roasted Brussels sprouts and cubes of root vegetables arranged on a sheet pan
The One Rule for the Best Roasted Vegetables, According to a Chef
A bowl of cooked jasmine rice garnished with sesame seeds and a sprig of dill
The Simple Trick for Cooking Perfect Rice, According to a Thai Chef
sheet pan filled with roasted vegetables
My 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Roasted Vegetables (It's Already in Your Fridge)
Super-crispy roasted potatoes sprinkled with flaky sea salt
The Surprising Secret for the Fastest Crispy Roasted Potatoes
A white serving bowl with beef stew
My Simple Trick for Better Beef Stew (It's in Your Pantry)
butternut squash soup in a white bowl
The Hands-off Trick for Better Homemade Soup
Baked potato on a plate topped with sliced onions and butter
The Genius Trick for Perfectly Seasoned Baked Potatoes (It’s Already in Your Pantry)
Oatmeal with brown sugar in a brown bowl
The No-Cost Trick That Makes Every Bowl of Oatmeal Better
Roasted potatoes on a baking sheet
How to Make Perfect Roasted Vegetables Every Time, According to a Recipe Developer
A sheet pan in a convection oven
When to Use the Convection Setting On Your Oven (and When Not To)
A grilled steak topped with herb butter on a wooden surface
The Biggest Mistake You're Making When Cooking Steak, According to Butchers
Packages of Tillamook shredded mozzarella and Colby Jack cheese on a store shelf
This Is the Worst Way To Store Cheese
Sliced banana bread on a wooden board with a knife placed beside it
For the Best Banana Bread, Add This Pantry Ingredient
Cooked pork chops in a skillet with garlic cloves and herbs
The Best Way to Cook Pork Chops, According to a Butcher
ladle of chili hovering over a pot of chili
The Secret Ingredient for the Best Chili, According to a Firefighter
A blue bowl filled with salsa, with tortilla chips on the side
My Simple 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Salsa
Slices of cooked frozen pepperoni pizza arranged on a wooden surface
I Asked 3 Chefs For Their Best Frozen Pizza Upgrade
A bowl of oatmeal with a dollop of butter and a spoon
The Retro Trick That Makes Oatmeal Taste Like Dessert
overhead view of box of a dozen donuts
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Keep Donuts Fresh Overnight
Bowl of tomato soup garnished with basil leaves and black pepper
My 1-Ingredient Tomato Soup Upgrade Is Already In Your Pantry
Chocolate chip cookies cooling on a wire rack
For the Best Cookies, Add My Mom's Secret Ingredient
Close up of roasted potatoes in a baking pan, topped with fresh dill
I Asked 6 Chefs the Best Way To Roast Potatoes, and They All Said the Same Thing
Easy Meatloaf With Some of It Cut Into Slices, All on a Platter, and Next to It, a Bowl of Broccoli
The Best Way to Keep Meatloaf From Falling Apart
A plate with pancakes topped with butter and syrup served alongside bacon and a fried egg
I Make Pancakes Every Week and I Never Buy Pancake Mix—I Do This Instead
Bowl of chili with kidney and white beans on a table with bread and a spoon
For the Best-Ever Chili, Skip This Step
Plate of spaghetti with meatballs and tomato sauce topped with grated cheese
Stop Doing This One Thing When Making Pasta (It Makes All the Difference)
Two tacos on a wooden surface filled with ground beef sliced vegetables and garnishes
I Asked 4 Chefs the Best Way To Cook Ground Beef, and They All Said the Same Thing
Tuna sandwich with lettuce and tomato slices on whole grain bread sliced diagonally
The 1 Retro Ingredient I Always Add to My Tuna Salad
A pot and a bowl of vegetable soup with a ladle bread on the plate beside the bowl
The "Secret Weapon" I Add to Fall Soups (It's Cheap and Delicious)
Banana bread loaf with a slice cut laying on the cutting board next to some bananas
The 30-Minute Trick for Ripening Bananas, According to a Pro Baker
Pasta cooking in a pot with a utensil stirring it
How To Tell When Pasta Is Perfectly Cooked, According to Barilla
Overhead view of pot of white rice on a counter next to a serving spoon and a gray towel
I Learned This Simple Rice Upgrade From My Vietnamese Grandma
Person pouring tomato sauce into a skillet on a stove
The 1-Ingredient Upgrade That Makes Store-Bought Pasta Sauce Taste Homemade
Pouring olive oil from a small bottle into a ceramic bowl
How To Tell if Your Olive Oil Has Gone Bad, According to an Expert
Plate of french toast with some syrup and a slab of butter surrounded by illustrations of blue and yellow color blobs/background
The Secret Ingredient That Transforms French Toast
Table salt shaker and a box of kosher salt on a blue and yellow colorblock background
The Real Differences Between Kosher Salt and Table Salt, Explained by an Expert
Roasted potatoes on a baking sheet
The Only Way You Should Roast Vegetables, According to a Recipe Developer
Bowl of hummus
My 1-Ingredient Upgrade for the Creamiest Hummus (It’s Free!)
Golden-brown, seasoned, and roasted diced potatoes
This Is the Best Temperature for Perfect Roasted Potatoes
Baking of American apple pie
I Asked 4 Experts To Name the Best Apple for Apple Pie (It's Not Granny Smith)
Sliced banana bread on a table with a bowl of banana slices in the background
The One Ingredient That Makes Banana Bread Taste Like It Came From a Bakery
Two bratwurst sausages served in buns topped with mustard and sauerkraut on a checkered tablecloth
For the Best Bratwurst, Make It the German Way
Iced matcha latte topped with whipped cream teapot and matcha powder in the background
The Easiest Trick to Making Homemade Iced Matcha, According to Experts
Brownie on a plate with other brownies (yellow illustration next to the top brownie)
The 1-Ingredient Upgrade for the Most Decadent Brownies
A pot of chili with cilantro garnish on top
The Surprising Pantry Staple I Always Add to Homemade Chili