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How To: Use a Waiter's Key Corkscrew

This may seem elemental to many of you, but we are constantly surprised by how many friends don't know how to use our simple, no-frills corkscrew. Blame it on the Rabbit and other easy-open wine contr...

How To: Use a Waiter's Key Corkscrew

This may seem elemental to many of you, but we are constantly surprised by how many friends don't know how to use our simple, no-frills corkscrew. Blame it on the Rabbit and other easy-open wine contr...

How To: Use a Waiter's Key Corkscrew

This may seem elemental to many of you, but we are constantly surprised by how many friends don't know how to use our simple, no-frills corkscrew. Blame it on the Rabbit and other easy-open wine contr...

How to: Tell When Your Grill Is Hot Without A Thermometer

Most newer gas grills come equipped with an internal thermometer so you can keep an eye on the temperature. But if your grill doesn't have one, it's not too hard to tell when your grill is hot enough...

How to: Tell When Your Grill Is Hot Without A Thermometer

Most newer gas grills come equipped with an internal thermometer so you can keep an eye on the temperature. But if your grill doesn't have one, it's not too hard to tell when your grill is hot enough...

Quick n' Easy: Ways to Soften Butter

This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...

Quick n' Easy: Ways to Soften Butter

This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...

Quick n' Easy: Ways to Soften Butter

This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...

Quick Tips: How to Clean Leeks

As you can see, leeks aren't the cleanest vegetables around! Not only do their roots hold dirt like Fort Knox, but grit drifts in from above and gets wedged between the oniony layers. Before using th...

Quick Tips: How to Clean Leeks

As you can see, leeks aren't the cleanest vegetables around! Not only do their roots hold dirt like Fort Knox, but grit drifts in from above and gets wedged between the oniony layers. Before using th...

Book Review: Local Breads by Daniel Leader

"Flour makes a difference, but don't obsess about it." We loved this bit of advice from Daniel Leader's new book, Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers. I...

Quick Tip: How to Tell When Oil is Hot

Recipes often say to start cooking ingredients "when the oil is hot." But this seems like something that's easier said than done! The problem with adding raw ingredients to under-heated oil is that t...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

How To Bake Salmon Fillets

Good salmon is at a premium these days. Dana recently wrote about her special splurge on truly wild salmon. We've also reported on the increasing rarity of really well-raised salmon. We do anticipate ...

Building Blocks: How to Make a Roux

Don't get flustered by the fancy French name! Among all the classic French techniques, making a roux is not only the simplest, but also the most useful. It forms the base for everything from a creamy...

Straight Up: How to Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

With the mercury tickling the top of the thermometer this week, today at Straight Up, it's All About Ice. All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blo...

Straight Up: How to Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

With the mercury tickling the top of the thermometer this week, today at Straight Up, it's All About Ice. All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blo...

Straight Up: How to Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

With the mercury tickling the top of the thermometer this week, today at Straight Up, it's All About Ice. All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blo...

Straight Up: How to Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

With the mercury tickling the top of the thermometer this week, today at Straight Up, it's All About Ice. All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blo...

4 Ways To Cut a Mango
Seen, noted, and found delicious. 06.11.08

We have talked about our favorite way to cut a mango, but here now are even more ways to slice one up! Take a look at that and more in today's good links... ...

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