Cooking Basics
Water Baths
Working with a scalding hot water bath can be dangerous. Here’s the safe way to use this cooking technique.
Packaged Chopped Nuts vs. Fresh Chopped Nuts
Could our tasters tell the difference?
Cooking with Salted Butter
Replacing unsalted butter with salted butter will require some recipe adjustment.
Keeping Potato Salad Safe
It’s not the mayonnaise you need to worry about—it’s the potatoes.
Oil Conservation
Here are the test kitchen recommendations for reusing and disposing of oil.
Getting Everything to the Table Hot
Getting everything done at just the right moment is nearly impossible. But if you take us up on the following strategies to keep side dishes warm, precise timing will be unnecessary.
