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Easy, mess-free path to your Goldilocks bacon starts with the oven. 

This handy tool is in your kitchen drawer just waiting to assist you with your knifework.

We’re all about creative kitchen storage solutions, but here’s what to keep in mind about that space above your refrigerator.

That reliable roll of wax paper is finding some tough competition among a new wave of reusable food-wrapping products.

The shortcut means that even without living next door to a French bakery, you can have warm croissants and fresh morning buns.

There’s the fast way, the better way—and one method that doesn’t require thawing at all.

Follow these expert tips, and your onions will stay fresh for months.

This super-easy, not-at-all messy brining method will deliver the juiciest Thanksgiving bird.

Understanding this surprisingly complicated term will make you a better cook (and baker).

Cultured, compound, clarified—what’s the difference? Learn about the many types of butter and how to use them in your cooking and baking projects.

Here’s how to store this creamy condiment depending on how you plan to use it.

We’ve got the science and the recipes to show why this beloved tuber is the inconspicuous hero of baking.

Should you wash mushrooms? Should they go in the fridge? What about the freezer? We have answers to all these questions, and more.

To keep your cilantro at peak flavor, store it as if you were caring for a bouquet of flowers.

Forget everything you think you know about what should go into this classic bread salad.

Cooking this Valencian rice dish on the grill means better flavor, better texture, and an excuse to drink a glass of wine outside.

Does storing guacamole with the avocado pit actually keep it green?

Or is it really fine at room temp?

Stop a browning apple in its tracks with these easy tips.

If a recipe calls for sour cream and you don't have it, worry not. These alternatives—with both dairy and nondairy solutions—work too.