Establish a salt bowl. Having a stash of salt always within arm’s reach when you’re at the stove is...
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Cool your food before putting in the fridge or freezer. If you don’t, the temperature in the refrigerator will...
When a recipe calls for chocolate chips, break out a bar of chocolate instead. Chopping your own chips creates...
Season some of your vegetables with sugar. Carrots, squash, tomatoes—these vegetables have a natural sweetness that’s enhanced by a...
Toast your grains and nuts. It’s the first step to building roasty, warm flavor. Using quinoa? Toast it before...
Toast your spices. A quick stint in a dry skillet over medium heat wakes dry spices up and releases...
Stop crowding your pans. Food that’s crowded into a cast-iron skillet or sheet tray gets steamed—and soggy—instead of crisp.
Buy two loaves of that awesome bread and freeze one. And there are always plenty of uses for it....
Avoid evil glass cutting boards! And they’re all evil. Glass cutting boards send shivers down your spine when you...
Find the biggest mixing bowl you can and buy it! You cannot toss a salad or mix cookies or...
Use a garbage bowl! Buy a large bowl and keep it at the ready to fill up with egg...
Save the schmaltz. Chicken fat is amazing stuff, whether you’re frying onions in it, sautéing greens in it or...