Ingredient Guides

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chuck roast in pan
Beef Chuck vs. Round: A Butcher Explains the Difference
Different bottles of olive oil
The Real Difference Between Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and Regular Olive Oil, According to Experts
Sweet potatoes in a brown bowl
The Only Way To Prevent Sweet Potatoes From Shriveling Up and Rotting
Shallot and an onion on a deep yellow and blue color blob background
Shallots vs. Onions: An Expert Explains the Difference
empty can in fridge
The Only Way You Should Store Leftover Canned Food, According to a Food Expert
plastic containers of strawberries stacked up
How To Wash Strawberries To Remove Dirt and Pesticides, According to an Expert
hand cutting an avocado
How To Safely Remove the Pit from an Avocado, According to Experts
Close up grouping of multi colored onions
The Only Way You Should Store Onions, According to a Food Editor
Apples in the grocery store
How To Wash Apples To Remove Dirt and Pesticides, According to an Expert
Red onion and yellow onion over a blue and peach color block background
Red Onion vs. Yellow Onion: An Expert Explains the Difference
Vegetables and fruits in a refrigerator crisper drawer including lettuce bell peppers and citrus fruits
You’re Using the Crisper Drawer Wrong—Stop Doing This With Your Vegetables
A whole roasted chicken on a wooden cutting board with a knife and condiment containers nearby
The Best Way To Reheat a Rotisserie Chicken
Condiments arranged on the inside door shelf of a refrigerator including mustard bottles and jars with other food items visible on shelves
Stop Making This Dangerous Mistake With Your Open Condiments
A block of butter being sliced with a knife resting on a marble surface
What's the Difference Between East Coast and West Coast Butter?
Side salad recipe with peaches, goat cheese, and pistachios toss together the salad and dressing
The Only Way To Prevent Bagged Salads and Greens From Rotting
crate filled with jars of honey
This Is How Long Honey Actually Lasts, According to an Expert
Packages of king arthur bread on a store shelf
This Is How Long Flour Actually Lasts, According to King Arthur Baking Company
Cubes of butter arranged on a plate
The Best Butter for Everyday Cooking, According to Chefs
Land O Lakes butter
The Only Way You Should Store Butter, According to Land O'Lakes
A bowl of potato chips next to an open bag of Lays chips chips scattered nearby
The Easy Trick That Keeps Chips Fresh Way Longer
A glass jar with coffee beans on a wooden table
I Asked 3 Coffee Pros the Best Place To Store Coffee Beans—They All Said the Same Thing
onions on the counter (yellow, white, and red)
I Asked 4 Farmers How To Store Onions, and They All Said the Same Thing
Frozen broccoli florets on a wooden surface focus on texture detail
The Secret to Cooking Frozen Broccoli That’s Never Mushy
A spoon dipped into a container of yogurt on a striped surface
The One Thing You're Not Doing With Your Yogurt Containers (But Should)
Four raw potatoes in a wire basket on a marble kitchen counter
This Simple Storage Trick Keeps Potatoes Fresh for Weeks
Mixed cut vegetables packed in plastic containers for sale in grocery shop
The One Vegetable You Should Always Buy Precut, According to a Pro Cook
Cubes of cheddar cheese on a wooden cutting board
The Surprising Difference Between Medium and Sharp Cheddar Cheese, and When It Matters
Overhead view of a white cutting board with a large knife and two sliced sweet potatoes
The One Sweet Potato Cooking Method Farmers Swear By
Various canned tomato products from different brands shown together
You're Probably Using the Wrong Type of Canned Tomatoes In Your Recipes
A bowl of shredded cheese
When To Use Pre-Shredded Cheese (And When Not To), According to an Expert
Angled view of one open and one closed freezer drawer stacked full of various frozen fruits and vegetables in plastic zipper style storage bags
I Asked 4 Chefs To Name the Best Frozen Vegetable—They All Said the Same Thing
cooked sweet potatoes on a platter
The Best Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes, According to a Pro Cook
Pasta dish topped with melted cheese being pulled with a fork
When To Buy Shredded Cheese (And When Not To)
Pear tarts
The Best Pear for Baking, According to 4 Pear Farmers
Cooking ground beef with diced onions in a skillet a wooden spoon stirring the mixture
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Ground Beef
Cooked pork chops garnished with sliced green onions in a pan of sauce
The One Rule for Juicy Pork Chops, According to an Expert
Three delicious Bartlett pears in a bowl on a marble countertop
How To Wash Pears To Remove Dirt and Pesticides, According to an Expert
King Arthur Flour on a kitchen counter
The Best Way to Store Flour, According To King Arthur Baking Company
Display of fresh cuts of beef on a butchers counter
The Most Underrated Cuts of Beef, According to Butchers
blocks of parmesan on a cutting board and in the background, grape tomatoes and a carafe of olive oil
How To Store Real Parmesan, According to a Cheese Expert
Photo of a bowl of shredded cheese and a blue and white checkered kitchen towel on a wooden tray with yellow illustrations
The Brilliant Trick for Grating or Shredding Cheese, According to a Recipe Developer
A block of cheese grated on a cutting board
Parmigiano Reggiano vs. Parmesan: An Expert Explains the Difference
Starkist Tuna Cans on a store shelf
When to Choose Yellowfin Tuna vs. Albacore Tuna, According to StarKist
Sliced and whole apples on a cutting board with a knife placed nearby
How to Keep Lunchbox Apple Slices From Turning Brown (So Your Kids Will Actually Eat Them)
Tomato sauce on a raw pizza dough with a large spoon
Marinara Sauce vs. Tomato Sauce: What's the Difference?
Various whole and halved apples arranged on a wooden surface
The Best Apples for Snacking, According to Apple Farmers
quaker oats on a store shelf
Quick Cook Oats vs. Instant Oats: Here’s What Quaker Says
Overhead view of potatoes inside and outside a shopping bag on a marble countertop
You're Probably Washing Potatoes Wrong, According to a Food Scientist
A bowl of sliced apples on a table
The Easiest Way To Slice Apples Is a Method You’ve Never Tried
A cutting board with minced garlic a knife and whole garlic bulbs
One Easy Trick for the Best Garlic Flavor
Chopped chocolate and a knife on a wooden cutting board
The Only Way You Should Store Chocolate, According to a Food Scientist
An apple pie before baking, on a marble countertop
I Asked 6 Apple Growers and Bakers To Name the Best Apple for Baking, and They All Said the Same Thing
Red, green and yellow peppers on a cutting board
How To Wash Peppers To Remove Dirt and Pesticides, According to Two Experts
Close up photo of strawberries in a plastic container. Two of the strawberries are moldy.
Is It Safe To Eat Berries if Some Are Moldy? Here’s What the Experts Say
pile of apples
The Best Way To Store Apples, According to a Produce Expert
cooked salmon fillet on a bed of mixed greens, all in a small cast iron skillet
Is It Safe To Rinse Salmon Before Cooking? The Experts Weigh In
skippy peanut butter jars
The Only Way You Should Store Peanut Butter, According to SKIPPY
Hormel bacon package wth other grocery items
The Only Way You Should Store Bacon, According to Hormel
Heinz on a kitchen counter
This Is Where You Should Be Storing Your Vinegar, According to a Food Expert
A colander filled with fresh spinach leaves
Do You Need To Wash Bagged Spinach? Here’s What Experts Say