• basket of onions
    By Megan Scott

    The Pro Chef's Technique For Dicing Onions

    Of all the things you want to know how to do well in the kitchen, dicing an onion might be the most important. If you've ever found yourself hacking away at a scraggly-looking bulb, producing unevenly shaped pieces that you can barely see through your weepy onion tears, you know what we mean.

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  • Fish on ice with a knife
    By Karen Hart

    Here's The Proper Way To Scale And Clean Fresh Fish

    As the old saying goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Still, the proverb didn't take into account the prep work that needs to happen if you don't want to go hungry.

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  • asparagus on a wooden cutting board
    By Molly Harris

    This Is The Absolute Best Way To Cook Asparagus

    Some vegetables are so easy to cook no matter what method you approach them, but asparagus is not quite so simple to prepare. Asparagus can be tough, woody, and even stringy if it isn't prepared and cooked right.

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  • Guacamole at Chipotle
    By Hope Ngo

    You Should Never Put Tomatoes In Guacamole. Here's Why

    When it comes to making the perfect guacamole, less is more, or so says blogger Sydney Kramer of The Crepes of Wrath, a member of "Martha's Circle." Kramer reveals while she has no problem with tomato — she doesn't feel they fulfill any meaningful function in the avocado-y treat, except as a filler.

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  • Waffle House store front
    By Molly Harris

    Here's The Secret To Making Waffle House Hash Browns At Home

    There's something special that happens inside the questionably clean Waffle House kitchens. Whether it's the grease from the last order or just the technique, the chain's hash browns are undeniably better than any you can make. There's a way to replicate these greasy potatoes in your kitchen.

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  • Garlic on a wooden board
    By Hope Ngo

    Here's How To Tell If Your Garlic Has Gone Bad

    While we'd never get caught dead without garlic, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and the last thing we'd want to do is to buy garlic only to waste it because we haven't used it before it went bad. how can you tell when this has happened?

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  • Artichoke
    By Clara Olshansky

    This Is The Right Way To Clean And Prep Artichokes

    Artichokes can be a daunting vegetable, with their prickly spikes and their rules about which parts you can eat and which parts you can't. No need to be intimidated though. As long as you know what you're doing, they're pretty easy to prepare.

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  • Unripe avocado
    By Karen Hart

    The Avocado Hack That Simply Doesn't Work

    We've all been there: You buy some unripe avocados thinking you won't be using them for a couple of days, only to find they are still hard when you are ready to make your meal that required them. Plenty of hacks in the social media-verse help you find a trick to get these babies to ripen quickly.

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  • Healthy pizza
    By Maria Scinto

    The Unexpected Ingredient You Should Add To Your Pizza

    When you think about pizza ingredients, particularly unexpected ones, you're probably picturing some kind of topping. This secret ingredient hack, however, is something you can add to your homemade pizza crust to boost nutrition.

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  • Egg salad sandwich
    By Hanna Claeson

    This Time-Saving Egg Salad Hack Changes Everything

    In the endless amount of time that it takes you to individually peel all the hardboiled eggs you need for your egg salad sandwich, you could watch the entire Lord of the Rings series. But there's a hack that allows you to prepare your egg salad eggs in just five minutes.

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  • Kevin Bacon headshot
    By Molly Harris

    Kevin Bacon's Mango Eating Tutorial Has The Internet Buzzing

    Everyone knows Kevin Bacon — six degrees and all. But, no matter how well you think you know the actor, chances are you didn't know a mango is part of his morning routine. Recently, Bacon posted a video to his Instagram account, and there's a lot for fans to love about it.

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  • Hot peppers
    By Hanna Claeson

    This Trick Makes Cutting Jalapeños A Breeze

    But cutting into a jalapeño is another story entirely. Slicing open your favorite, hot pepper is an art, and it's on you to master it. Anyone who has cut into a jalapeño only for its seeds to explode all over your kitchen counter knows what we mean.

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  • Hot Dogs
    By Karen Hart

    Here's How Long It Takes To Grill Hot Dogs

    Humphrey Bogart famously quipped, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." How do you get a perfectly grilled hot dog that makes you want to hum the refrain of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as you eat it?

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  • beer can chicken
    By Megan Scott

    Here's The Beer Substitute You Can Use In Beer Can Chicken

    Chicken is one of those foods that can take on tons of different flavors, making it super versatile for home cooks. A roast chicken is hard to beat, but there is one well-qualified contender that might just come out on top: beer can chicken.

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  • bag of rice with wooden spoon
    By Molly Harris

    The Surprising Ingredient You Should Be Adding To Your Rice

    Rice is something of a universally satisfying dish because it's so versatile. You can add tons of different ingredients to make it more flavorful like herbs, vegetables, or even different sauces, and you'll create an incredibly comforting and delicious meal or side.

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  • roasting marshmallows
    By Megan Scott

    You've Been Roasting Marshmallows Wrong This Whole Time

    Roasting marshmallows is a summertime rite of passage. But if your marshmallow roasting skills aren't up to par, you may be in for a scorched, sloppy mess rather than a sublime, oozy treat. Sticking your marshmallow directly into or over the flame is the wrong way to do things.

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  • Shelling peanuts
    By Hanna Claeson

    You've Been Shelling Peanuts Wrong This Whole Time

    Are you shelling peanuts the right way? Or are you spending valuable time and finger muscle effort twisting, shattering, and otherwise butchering the peanut shelling process? Following this advice, you can shell your peanuts with minimal effort.

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