Kitchen Tips & Techniques

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How to Trim Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snaps have a fibrous seam on the inside curve. Remove it by grasping the stem protruding from one end and pulling it down the inside curve as if you were unzipping the pea.

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How to Truss a Roast

Trussing the roast into a more uniform shape helps to ensure even cooking. Measure 5 lengths of cotton kitchen string long enough to wrap around the roast with extra length to tie a secure knot. Tie the kitchen string in 5 spots around the roast with equal spacing between...

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How to Flute or Crimp Pie Crust

1)Use a fork to crimp the edge. 2)Or use two hands to pinch (“flute”) the edge of the crust: push your thumb from one hand in between the thumb and index finger of the opposite.3)Or use one hand to pinch (“flute”) the edge of the crust between your thumb and the...

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How to Poach Eggs

1. Break 4 eggs into 4 individual small bowls. Fill a large, straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven with 2 inches of water; bring to a boil. Add 1⁄4 cup distilled white vinegar. Reduce to a gentle simmer: the water should be steaming and small bubbles should come up from the...

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All Kitchen Tips & Techniques

Vegetables: Adding Chile Peppers to Your Salsa; Cleaning Leeks; Cooking Pumpkin; Crisping Raw Onion; How to Trim Sugar Snap Peas; Making "Ribbon-Thin" Zucchini; Making Squash Bowls; Oven-Roasting Peppers; Peeling Fresh Pearl Onions; Peeling Winter Squash; Preparing Parsnips for Cooking; Pureeing Winter Squash; Removing Corn from the Cob; Removing Portobello Mushroom Gills; Ripening Plantains; Seeding Tomatoes; Wilting Greens

Other Ingredients: Baking with Butter; Baking with Olive Oil; How To Make Candied Walnuts; How to Properly Measuring Flour; How to Toast Coconut; Making Prune Puree; Making Vanilla Sugar; Substituting with Splenda (Sucralose); Thawing Phyllo; Toasting Coconut

Eggs: Bringing an Egg to Room Temperature; Hard-Boiling Eggs; How to Poach Eggs; Making an Omelet; Making Soft Peaks with Egg Whites; Making Stiff Peaks with Egg Whites; Separating Eggs Safely; Using Dried Egg Whites

Meat, Fish & Seafood: Buying Trout; Cleaning & Debearding Mussels; Defrosting Frozen Lobster Tails or Crab Legs; Deveining Shrimp; Forming Burger Patties; How to Truss a Roast; Poaching Chicken Breasts; Roasting Meat; Shopping for Fish; Shopping for Meat; Shucking Oysters; Skinning Fish Fillets; Thawing Frozen Shrimp; Thinly Slicing Meat

Fruit: Chopping Cranberries; Freezing Fresh Berries; Freezing Peaches; How to Prepare Fresh Mango; How to Prepare Fresh Pineapple; Juicing Citrus Fruits; Julienning a Mango; Julienning Citrus Zest; Making Your Own Citrus Fruit Salad; Peeling Mangoes; Peeling Peaches; Pitting Cherries; Pitting Dates; Removing Strips of Citrus Zest; Ripening a Green Papaya; Seeding Kumquats; Segmenting Citrus; Selecting a Ripe Papaya

Grilling: Cleaning the Grill Rack; Glazing Food on the Grill; Grilling Fish in a Basket; Grilling Successfully; Grilling with Wooden Skewers; Making Foil Cooking Packets for the Grill; Making Grill Marks; Oiling a Grill Rack

Pantry: Cooking Brown Rice; Cooking Lentils; Cooking Quinoa; Cracking Whole Spices; Grating Whole Nutmeg; Grinding Whole Spices; Making Fresh Breadcrumbs; Making Garlic-flavored Vinegar; Making Herbes de Provence; Making Toasted Breadcrumbs; Making Wafer Crumbs; Storing Leftover Coconut Milk

Miscellaneous: Cooking with Acidic Foods; Crushing Ice Cubes; Heating Tortillas; Hot Tamales; How to Make Sushi Rolls; How to Use Your Pressure Cooker; Improvising a Double Boiler; Make Your Own Baked Taco Shells; Making Baked Tortilla Chips; Making Pizza With a Pizza Stone and Pizza Peel; Making Simple Syrup; Ovenproofing a Skillet; Pureeing Hot Liquids; The Scoop on Cooking Spray; Toasting Tortillas; Using Nonstick Cookware

Cakes, Cookies, Etc.: Cutting Brownies; Cutting Creamy Pies; Decorating Cookies; Freezing Muffins; How to Flute or Crimp Pie Crust; Making a Streusel Topping; Making Yeast Bread; Making Your Own Paper Piping Cones; Mixing Cake Batter; Moving Decorated Cakes; Preventing Cheesecake from Cracking; Preventing Log Cookies from Flattening; Thinly Slice Angel Food Cake

Chocolate: Drizzling Melted Chocolate; Making Chocolate Shavings; Melting Chocolate

Spices, Herbs, Seasonings: Drying Fresh Herbs; Freezing Fresh Herbs; Julienning Ginger; Mincing Ginger; Pitting Olives; Roasting Garlic

Dairy: Grating Fresh Mozzarella; Making Cheese Curls; Making Yogurt Cheese; Making Yogurt Cream; Softening Ice Cream; Substituting for Buttermilk

Nuts: Grinding Nuts; Peeling And Cooking Chestnuts; Toasting Chopped Nuts & Seeds; Toasting Whole Nuts

Baking: How to Improvise a Pastry Bag

Fruits & Vegetables: How to Remove Corn on the Cob Kernels

Tips for Two: Tips for Two: Apricot Nectar; Tips for Two: Avocado; Tips for Two: Broth; Tips for Two: Cabbage; Tips for Two: Canned Beans; Tips for Two: Coconut Milk; Tips for Two: Diced, Canned Tomatoes; Tips for Two: Fresh Herbs; Tips for Two: Italian Turkey Sausage Links; Tips for Two: Kale; Tips for Two: Mango Chutney; Tips for Two: Marinara Sauce; Tips for Two: Olives; Tips for Two: Pork Tenderloin; Tips for Two: Tofu; Tips for Two: Tomato Paste; Tips for Two: Water Chestnuts

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