How to Debeard Mussels
Mussels cook quick and taste great with little prep, but cleaning and debearding them is crucial for the cooking process.
How to Keep Shrimp & Lobster Tails From Curling
Shrimp and lobster tails curl naturally when cooked, and that's okay — but straightening them has both visual and practical purposes. Curl no more with this simple tip!
How to Chop Warm Toasted Nuts
Toasted nuts add great flavor to cookies and other baked goods. Know when best to chop them, so they don't get unwieldy.
Use Floss For Easy Mozzarella Slices
Soft cheeses, like mozzarella, often have a hard time holding up to a knife blade. Here's a tip for clean and easy slicing.
How to Sort Frozen Cranberries
Fresh cranberries are plentiful this time of year, but if you're using frozen, know how to pick out the best ones.
How to Render Fat From Bacon & Pork
Melting excess fat from pork and bacon is a simple yet crucial technique that ensures crisp, flavorful meat.
Use Lasagna Sheets to Make Easier Manicotti
Manicotti tubes can be difficult to fill, but with lasagna sheets, this delicious stuffed pasta has never been simpler!
Save Your Hands When Pulling Hot Meat Off the Bones-With Gloves!
Removing chicken meat with your bare hands can be a messy, unwieldy process — but not anymore, with this simple tip!
How to Prepare Potatoes Ahead and Keep Peeled Potatoes From Browning
These simple tips makes it easy to prepare potatoes ahead, by keeping them as fresh and white as when you peeled them!
Quickly Chop Dried Fruit with Kitchen Shears
Kitchen shears are a great tool for piercing stubborn packaging, but they also make short work of chopping dried fruit!
How to Get The Most Juice From Lemons
Here's a tip for getting the most fresh juice out of your citrus, with a kitchen tool you might not expect — the microwave!
Apples — Help Ripen Fruits & Healthful Treats Too
Apples are great in pies, and to keep away those pesky doctors, but did you know they can also help other fruits ripen faster?