Has a term you didn't know ever stopped you from trying out a new recipe? When it comes to cooking, there are plenty of methods the average home chef may be unfamiliar with, but that doesn't mean you ...

Cooking is stressful enough as it is. We hate when we get halfway through a recipe and realize we have no fucking clue what it actually means to sauté onions, blanch veggies, or bring something to a ...

Even though there are thousands of cooking terms, a basic few tend to be more confusing than others. Among those are terms readers most often have questions about, and we`ve compiled them in a ...

These 10 cooking terms will have you whipping up dinners and desserts, breakfast and baked goods like a pro. The focus for Part I of this feature is on a few terms from A-to-J. Al dente – In Italian ...

I’ve been writing about food for so long that sometimes I forget what it’s like to be a beginner. I don’t remember that recipes can seem like a foreign language to an inexperienced home cook. If you ...

What’s the difference between a slice and a julienne? What do you do when a recipe calls for meat to be diced, and is there really a difference between a smidgen and a dash? And while these cooking ...

Has a term you didn't know ever stopped you from trying out a new recipe? When it comes to cooking, there are plenty of methods the average home chef may be unfamiliar with, but that doesn't mean you ...

Ready to move forward in your discovery of new cooking terms? If you’ve avoided a recipe in the past because you didn’t recognize some of the terms or tools, this guide can help! Once you understand ...