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Meaty with a dash of veggies

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How-tos

Find fully illustrated guides on the preparation of common ingredients. When beating egg whites, for example, how can you tell between soft peaks and stiff peaks? How do you skin and cut mangoes and pineapples? What is the right way to cook rice and how do you make it into congee? When cooking tempura, how should the shrimps be prepped? What's the proper way to wrap spring rolls?

See all how-to guides below.

Applesauce and walnut ice cream in cone

How we make ice cream

Illustration of custard thick enough to coat the back of a spoon

Making custard: best practices

Salchipapas, Peruvian streetfood of sliced sausages and French fried potatoes

Perfect French fries: tips and tricks

Grilled burger with cheese oozing out

How to grill perfect burgers

Browning beef cubes in butter

Do we really need to brown meat before braising or stewing?

A log of herb and spice butter, sliced

How to make herb and spice butter

Skimming off scum on the surface of cooking liquid

Do you really need to skim off scum on the surface of bone broth?

Homemade herb infused olive oil

How to make herb-infused olive oil

Ripe avocado

Avocados: how to tell if they are ripe and how to hasten ripening

Loosely packed browned sugar

Loosely packed and firmly packed brown sugar: illustrated

Unbaked pie crust

What does “blind bake” mean?

Drizzling glaze over cupcake

How to make uniform-sized cupcakes and muffins

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