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Cooking 101

Learn how to cook with educational guides, preparation techniques, basic recipes, and essential cooking methods on how to cook food. Here you can find all the cooking tips you need to excel in your home kitchen.

Some of the more popular recipe tips include How to Cook Steak and How to make Pho. Reader's favorite articles include Sushi vs. Sashimi, Olive Oil vs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and the different types of rice.

Cooked quinoa in a large saucepot.

How to Cook Quinoa

White bowl filled with cooked jasmine rice.

Jasmine Rice

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What is a Clove of Garlic?

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How to Mince Garlic

Shallow serving bowl filled with cooked pearl barley.

How to Cook Pearl Barley

Image of two white ramekins one filled with pearled barley and one with hulled barley with the text overlay "Barley: What Is It And Is It Good For You?"

Barley: What Is It And Is It Good For You?

Image of a small white ramekin filled with oat groats with the text overlay "What are Groats? Varieties and Cooking Methods".

What Are Groats?

Two whole, raw, kabocha squash

Kabocha Squash (Japanese Squash)

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Types of Winter Squash: A Guide to Winter Squash Varieties and Cooking Methods

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Turkey Stock

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Rolled Oats vs. Quick Oats

Types of Oats

Image of different grass fed beef products with text overlay "Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Beef: What’s the Difference"

Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Beef: What’s the Difference?

Types of Salt: Himalayan vs. Kosher vs. Sea vs. Regular Salt

Types of Salt: Himalayan vs. Kosher vs. Sea vs. Regular Salt

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Classic Margarita Recipe (How to Make a Margarita)

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How to Cut a Mango

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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

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Iced Coffee vs. Cold Brew: What’s the Difference?

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How to Cook Steak (Butter Basted Pan-Seared Steak)

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Perfect Instant Pot Black Beans – No Soaking Required

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15 Types of Beans – And How to Use Them

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Shortening vs. Butter: What’s the Difference?

White bowl filled with homemade pumpkin puree.

How to Make Pumpkin Puree from Scratch

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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes: What’s the Difference?

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Waxy vs. Starchy Potatoes: Which One to Use?

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Potato Types: A Guide to Popular Types of Potatoes

Scalloped Potatoes vs. Au Gratin Potatoes: What's the Difference? Image with text overlay

Scalloped Potatoes vs. Au Gratin Potatoes: What’s the Difference?

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Grapeseed Oil vs. Olive Oil: What’s the Difference?

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Avocado Oil vs. Olive Oil: What’s the Difference?

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Olive Oil vs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil: What’s the Difference?

Bottles of soy sauce and tamari set on a table.

Tamari vs. Soy Sauce: What’s the Difference?

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Canola Oil vs. Vegetable Oil: What’s the Difference?

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Refined vs. Unrefined Coconut Oil: What’s the Difference?

Two whole butternut squash, halved with seeds scooped out, placed in an Instant Pot.

How to Cook Instant Pot Butternut Squash (Whole and Cubed)

A close up halved roasted butternut squash that has been roasted in a white dish

How to Roast Butternut Squash

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All About Butternut Squash: How to Pick, Peel, and Prepare Plus Recipes

A bowl of Vietnamese Pho with a spoonful of bone broth

Pho Recipe (How to Make Vietnamese Noodle Soup)

Quinoa vs. Rice: What’s the Difference?

Quinoa vs. Rice: What’s the Difference?

Ghee vs. Butter: What's the Difference?

Ghee vs. Butter: What’s the Difference?

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Sushi Roll vs. Hand Roll: What’s the Difference?

Container filled with jasmine rice with text overlay: Basmati Rice vs. Jasmine Rice: What's the Difference?

Basmati Rice vs. Jasmine Rice: What’s the Difference?

Two plates one filled with just sashimi and the other with sushi, or more specifically, negiri, with a side of soy sauce and edamame.

Sushi vs. Sashimi: What’s the Difference?

Small white bowls filled with different types of rice.

Different Types of Rice: Varieties and What to Do With Them

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