Cooking Tips and Techniques

Two heads of romaine lettuce on wooden table
Why Does Lettuce Turn Pink? An Expert Explains
Southern Living How to boil frozen chicken in a bowl ready to eat
Can You Boil Frozen Chicken?
Southern Living Pepper Jelly-Glazed Chicken Wings
4 Ways To Reheat Chicken Wings
illustration of blackstone griddle
How To Season A Blackstone Griddle
oven baked bacon on baking sheet
How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
Southern Living How to Cook Farro cooked farro in a bowl to serve
How To Cook Farro
Southern Living Steak Marinade ready to serve steaks
Should You Rinse Steak Before Cooking?
Southern Living Easy Southern Style Beans in the pot before cooking
How To Cook Dried Beans
Southern Living Old Fashioned Pancakes on a plate to serve with butter and maple syrup
The Easy 1-Step Trick For Fluffier Pancakes
Clarified Butter
Clarified Butter
how to boil potatoes
How To Boil Potatoes
how to brown butter - browned butter
How To Brown Butter
dolloping cream cheese frosting on top of red velvet cake layers
8 Ways To Make Boxed Cake Mix Taste Homemade
Southern Living Microwave Bacon on a plate to serve
How To Cook Bacon In The Microwave
Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs - Southern Living
How To Grill Baby Back Ribs
Cup of Measured Flour
I'm A Baker And This Is How I Accurately Measure Flour
cooked pasta in a colander
Should You Rinse Pasta?
crimped pie crust with pie weights and aluminum foil
How To Crimp Pie Crust
aluminum foil in oven
Should You Cover Your Turkey With Foil While It Is Cooking?
Baking supplies on countertop
Dry Vs. Liquid Measuring Cups: Here's Everything You Need To Know
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Grams To Cups Conversions: Everything You Need To Know
cooked ground beef in skillet
Why It Is Important To Brown Meat
toasting pecans
How To Toast Nuts
butternut squash
The Simple Method To Peel And Cut Butternut Squash
Southern Living Over Easy Eggs in a ramekin
The Right Way To Freeze Egg Whites And Yolks
Fresh corn on the cob
How To Microwave Corn On The Cob
Southern Living How to Cook Rice in a bowl to serve with a serving spoon
How To Cook Rice
yellow squash on a marble background
How To Cook Yellow Squash
oranges, lemons, and limes sliced and whole on a wooden board
I'm A Food Editor, And There's Only One 'Sin' In My Kitchen—This Is What It Is
chopping onions
We Tried All The Tricks To Prevent Onion Tears And Here's What Actually Works
The Cookie Tray By Souper Cubes
These Freezer-Ready Cookie Dough Trays Make It So Easy To Bake On A Whim
cut dough with glass
The Odd Household Items We Use Instead Of Kitchen Tools
shredded chicken
How To Make Shredded Chicken
Italian meringue on a whisk
Italian Meringue
Southern Living How to Make Caramel second stage of caramel turning color
How To Never Burn Caramel Again
Decorating Sugar Cookies
How To Decorate Sugar Cookies Like A Professional
Best buttermilk
Can You Freeze Buttermilk?
container of baking powder beside box of baking soda
Baking Soda Vs. Baking Powder: What's The Difference?
buttermilk being poured into flour
Buttermilk Substitutes You May Already Have In The Kitchen
Southern Living Homemade Pumpkin Puree in a bowl with a spoon beside
How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree
red bell peppers side by side
You Probably Should Be Cutting Bell Peppers Upside Down—Here's Why
bananas in peels and unpeeled
Can You Freeze Bananas? Yes, Here's How To Do It
Southern Living Micah's Biscuits served with butter and honey
Why Are Southern Biscuits Different?
green stuff in lobster
What's The Green Stuff In Lobster?
Apple Cinnamon Roll Pie
The Best Apples For Baking
Hispanic woman sifting flour in domestic kitchen
15 Old-School Southern Cooking Tips That We Still Trust Today
Southern Living How to Cook Brown Rice in a bowl to serve
How To Cook Brown Rice
Southern Living Cracked Eggs
The Best Way To Crack An Egg
How to Keep Apples from Turning Brown
The Best Way To Keep Apples From Turning Brown
zucchini slices in a freezer bag
How To Freeze Zucchini
silver queen corn
How To Freeze Fresh Corn
measuring cups and spoons
These Charts Help You Convert Common Cooking Measurements
Southern Living How to Grill Chicken on a platter to serve
How To Grill Chicken Breast
Anchovies
A Southern Guide To Cooking With Anchovies
watermelon wedges on a wooden cutting board
How To Cut A Watermelon
destemming herb hack
How To Quickly De-Stem Herbs With A Kitchen Gadget You Already Own
fresh summer tomatoes
Yes, There's A Right Way To Cut A Tomato—Here's How
dutch oven
What Is A Dutch Oven?
Southern Living How to Cook Quinoa in a bowl to serve with a serving spoon
How To Cook Quinoa
strawberry pie with pie crust shield
What Are Pie Crust Shields?
separating egg yolk from egg white with hands
The Easiest Way To Separate Eggs
Southern Living Over Easy Eggs on a plate with toast
How To Make Perfect Over-Easy Eggs
Southern Living How to Make Caramel sauce in a bowl with a spoon
How To Make Homemade Caramel