How to Make Balsamic Syrup
Balsamic syrup tastes sweet and looks great as a garnish to drizzle on and flavor salads, appetizers and main dishes—you can even use it as a syrup for desserts! Here's a quick way to make balsamic syrup from inexpensive grocery-store balsamic vinegar.
How to Chop Onions
Most chefs cut onions in a very specific fashion—its similar to the technique here with one difference. They make a horizontal cut into the onion halves. It puts your fingers at risk and no one’s ever given a good reason for making that extra cut—except that it’s how they were taught in culinary school. Here's an equally effective way to chop onions.
How to Remedy Hot Pepper Hands: An Easy Way to Stop the Burn
Eating hot chiles is one thing, but preparing and chopping them can present a whole new set of challenges—especially for your hands. Here's a way to stop the chile pepper burn.
How to "Flour" with Cocoa for Chocolate Baked Goods
Buttering and flouring a pan can help your baked goods release cleanly-but can leave a white film on chocolate-based desserts. Here's a super-quick tip to solve this problem.
Multi-Purpose Pasta Insert for Soup & Broth
Make soup, stock and broth-making a breeze by putting your pasta insert to use! Clean up is a breeze and yet another unitasker becomes a multi-purpose kitchen tool.
How to Keep Potatoes Fresher for Longer
Do your potatoes start sprouting before you can use them all up? Here's a quick tip to keep your potatoes fresher for longer.
Freeze Fresh Spinach for Quick Chopping
Freeze fresh spinach instead of buying frozen cooked spinach. The fresh flavor remains, and it's easy to prep when you need it—plus clean up is non-existent!
Mouth on Fire From Chiles? The Best Ways to Soothe the Burn Fast
If you like your food spicy (or accidentally bite into something HOT), but don't want to deal with the pain for minutes after, try these remedies to stop the burn fast.
Tips to Keep Cream Cold When Whipping
It's a well-known fact that cold cream whips better—but what do you do when you have a hot kitchen? Here's a few tips and tricks to ensure your heavy cream stays cold so you can make perfect whipped cream every time.
How to Cut Perfect, Bakery-Quality Brownies and Cake Slices
Want those crisp, clean edges on your perfectly square brownies? Turn to your pizza wheel to make your brownies and cakes look like they came straight out of the bakery.
How to Skim Fat Off Liquids Quickly
Sometimes you just don’t have time to chill your sauces, broths, stocks and other liquids to easily skim the fat. Here's a few time-saving hacks to skim the fat quickly using something you're sure to have in your kitchen.
How to Peel Pearl Onions
Pearl onions are about the size of a grape and have a mild flavor. They can be cooked (they are often creamed) and served as a side dish, pickled, or used as a condiment or garnish. Because they’re so small, it can be a tedious job to remove their papery skin. Here's a quick and easy way to remove the skins from pearl onions.