Fruit

What’s Actually in Your Canned Pumpkin Purée?Skills

Don't worry, it is still delicious.

Kelli Foster

53 Delicious Ways to Use Up Overripe Bananas Skills

Don't limit yourself to banana bread.

Kelli Foster

The 5 Best Apples for Baking Skills

Ready to get baking with apples this fall? Pick one of these five varieties for the best results.

Lisa Appleton

The 5 Best Apples for Baking Skills

Ready to get baking with apples this fall? Pick one of these five varieties for the best results.

Lisa Appleton

How Many Apples Are in a Pound?Skills

Whether you’re shopping on a budget or with a particular dish in mind, it’s helpful to know how many apples are in a pound. After all, most grocers price apples by weight, and recipes call for a certain number of pounds of apples (in that case, four).One pound of apples is about three medium-sized apples. To qualify as medium, each apple must be about the size of a tennis ball or something you can hold comfortably in the palm of your hand.

Hali Bey Ramdene

What Is Quince Anyways?Skills

Around the fall, many people reach for seasonal favorites like apples and pears. If you’re looking for something in-season but a little different, we recommend learning all about quince. Quince is a fall fruit that looks similar to apples and pears, but tastes quite different. It’s yellow in appearance, short, somewhat round, and has a relatively tough texture. Whole quince fruit is not available everywhere, but quince paste is commonly sold in stores. Read on to learn about both!

Faith Durand

The 16 Best Apples for Snacking Skills

The title of this story might seem a bit strange. After all, aren’t the best apples to eat out of hand whatever ones you like the most? While that’s true, if you’re looking to branch out of your regular rotation of apples, here’s a list of other delicious varieties you can try. We’ve already covered the best apples for baking and the best apples for cooking, but for straight snacking, most of us reach for crisp, juicy fruit. As for flavor?

Christine Gallary

How to Freeze Apples So They Last for Months Skills

Enjoy them all year long with our step-by-step guide.

Stephanie Ganz

The Best Way to Store Apples so They Last as Long as Possible Skills

Ours were still fresh after three weeks!

Lisa Appleton

Oct 3, 2023

How to Core an Apple with a Knife Skills

Try these two easy ways to core any kind of apple — all you need is a paring knife.

Rochelle Bilow

Sep 15, 2023

What Are the Sweetest Apples? (Ranked from Tart to Sweet)Skills

Go into your next orchard trip prepared!

Sarah Beling

Sep 21, 2023

10 Clever Ways to Make Mealy Watermelon Taste Better Skills

Agua fresca! Cocktails! Pickles!

Patty Catalano

Aug 15, 2023

This Is the Best Way to Keep Apples from Browning Skills

It's way better than lemon water!

Casey Barber

Aug 12, 2023

The Only Way to Store Blueberries Skills

The best way to store blueberries takes just a couple of steps and will make sure your produce stays fresh for weeks!

Ann Taylor Pittman

Jun 28, 2023

All About Plantains: Different Varieties and How to Cook Them Skills

Plantains are hearty, flavorful, and grow in abundance in many countries of the world.

Laura Manzano

Mar 9, 2023

How Are Plantains Different from Bananas?Skills

Here's everything you should know about their differences and similarities.

Laura Manzano

Mar 6, 2023

The Ingenious Lemon-Squeezing Hack I’d Completely Overlooked Skills

If you use lemons a lot in the kitchen, you'll want to try this clever hack!

Cory Fernandez

Feb 23, 2023

Pomelo vs. Grapefruit: What’s the Difference Between the Two?Skills

Pomelos and grapefruits are both in the citrus family, but they have their own unique attributes.

Cory Fernandez

Jan 9, 2023

Cara Cara Oranges Prove It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts Skills

Cara caras aren't like your standard orange, they're special in their own right!

Kelli Foster

Jan 6, 2023

3 Ways to Cut an Orange for All Your Snacking, Salad, and Cooking Needs Skills

Even you — yes, you — can pull off that fancy orange supreme trick.

Rochelle Bilow

Jan 3, 2023

7 Ingredients to Pair with Rhubarb (Beyond Strawberries)Skills

Its not all sweet!

Sheela Prakash

Dec 1, 2022

3 Ways to Ripen a Tomato Without Ruining It Skills

It couldn't be easier.

Sheela Prakash

Nov 30, 2022

What Is a Persimmon — And How Exactly Do I Eat It?Skills

How you eat a persimmon depends on the variety.

Rochelle Bilow

Nov 14, 2022

This Is the Best Way to Peel an Apple Skills

Use the vegetable peeler to keep as much flesh on your apple as possible when removing the skin.

Elizabeth Passarella

Nov 11, 2022

How to Seed a Pomegranate the Easy Way Skills

Here's how to easily open the festive fruit without making a mess.

Emma Christensen

Nov 4, 2022

12 Delicious Tropical Fruits Worth Seeking Out Skills

Load your shopping basket with these delicious fruits.

Rachel Ng

Oct 29, 2022

Can You Eat Crab Apples?Skills

There's a lot to know about the unique fruit.

Cory Fernandez

Oct 14, 2022

The Ultimate Grape Guide Skills

Learn about the tastiest grapes for eating, adding to salads, and cooking.

Rachel Ng

Oct 6, 2022

The Best Tips for Keeping Your Grapes Fresh Longer Skills

Learn how to properly store grapes for maximum freshness.

Sarah Beling

Oct 6, 2022

Technique: How to Use Tamarind Pulp Skills

Pad thai and many other Southeast Asian dishes just wouldn’t be the same without a few healthy spoonfuls of sweet-sour tamarind. For the most part, we use blocks of tamarind pulp when this ingredient is called for, and these require a little extra prep work before going into the pot. Here’s what we do!These blocks of tamarind pulp are the tamarind fruit pods stripped of the outer husk and compressed tightly together.

Emma Christensen

Oct 4, 2022

What's the Difference Between Apple Cider and Apple Juice?Skills

Apple cider and apple juice look quite similar but can be made, packaged, and labeled in different ways. Learn the differences between apple juice and apple cider here.

Christine Gallary

Sep 11, 2022

Short on Limes? Try These Substitutes Skills

Are you feeling the effects of the lime shortage? Due to a combination of severe weather, tree disease, and organized crime, imported limes are now scarce and expensive. While nothing can truly take the place of a fresh lime in a margarita, depending on what you’re making there are plenty of adequate substitutes. Lime juice substitutes include lemon juice, white wine or tamarind, while lime zest can be replaced with orange zest or lime oil.

Emily Han

Aug 22, 2022

I Tried This Simple Hack to Juice Lemons and I Was Surprised at How Much Juice I Actually Got Skills

You have all the tools you need already!

Nathan Hutsenpiller

Aug 20, 2022

5 Ways to Actually Enjoy Eating an Underripe Avocado Skills

Did a bin of firm, underripe avocados dash your hopes for a piece of avocado toast once again? I don’t mean avocados that are still rock-hard — those specimens that seem like they require a chainsaw to cut open. I’m talking about the avocados that dash your plans because they’re just a little too firm for making your favorite batch of guacamole.

Kelli Foster

Aug 16, 2022

How To Pick, Clean and Prepare Fava Beans Skills

Go ahead and make your jokes about fava beans and a nice Chianti. There’s no denying that these fresh, meaty beans are delicious, and they are in season right now, so grab them up! This protein-packed legume can be mashed and spread on bruschetta, or folded them into mashed potatoes. Most Americans aren’t familiar with fava beans, so we hope this post will make them seem less mysterious and cause more people to give them a try.

Kathryn Hill

Aug 8, 2022

This Clever Hack Changed the Way I Cut Clingstone Peaches Skills

No more clingy pits.

Naomi Tomky

Aug 6, 2022

Freestone Peaches vs. Clingstone: What’s the Difference?Skills

How well do you know your peaches?

Kelli Foster

Aug 5, 2022

What's a Stone Fruit, Anyway? Skills

Find out with our visual guide.

Casey Barber

Aug 5, 2022

How Long Do Dates Last? Here’s How to Know If They’re Bad Skills

Do you know what they are?

Kelli Foster

Aug 4, 2022

How To Easily Peel Peaches Without a Knife Skills

When you get a hold of nice ripe peaches, it can be tempting to just take a big bite and eat them straight-up. But if you’re using them for pie, ice cream, or in other peach recipes, you probably want to remove their skins first. Removing the peels can help provide a more consistent texture to your favorite treats.

Erika Tracy and Jennifer Kornegay

Aug 3, 2022

The Fastest Way to Chop Watermelon for Margaritas and More Skills

Summer suddenly just got a whole lot cooler.

Lois Alter Mark

Jul 27, 2022

The Best Way to Cut a Peach, Plus How to Use Fresh Peaches Skills

Follow these steps to get a peach pie in the oven ASAP!

Joy Howard

Jul 22, 2022

The Best Ways to Buy, Store, and Use Fresh Cherries Skills

Follow these tips and prepare for cherry pie season the right way.

Cory Fernandez

Jul 2, 2022

5 Easy Ways to Pit Fresh Cherries Without a Cherry Pitter Skills

For all of your cherry-pie-making needs!

Christine Gallary

Jul 1, 2022

The Very Best Way to Freeze Blueberries, Plus How to Use Them Skills

This is the best way to keep them fresh and prevent them from sticking together.

Meghan Splawn

Jun 30, 2022

What’s the Difference Between a Cobbler, Crumble, and Crisp?Skills

Here's everything you've ever wanted to know, including how they get their names.

Christine Gallary

Jun 29, 2022

How to Cut Papaya — A Step-by-Step Guide Skills

Follow these simple steps to slice your fresh papaya.

Casey Barber

Jun 25, 2022

How to Peel Kiwis — A Step-by-Step Guide Skills

There are four easy ways to do it!

Casey Barber

Jun 24, 2022

I Tried 7 Ways to Store Strawberries and the Winner Is Very Obvious

Skills Showdown

Because there's nothing worse than buying fresh strawberries only for them to go to waste.

Jesse Szewczyk

Oct 10, 2023

What Are Kumquats and How Can I Use Them?Skills

Pucker up for these sweet little citrus fruits.

Stephanie Ganz

May 31, 2022

What’s the Difference Between Peaches and Nectarines?Skills

Summer is when I eat my weight in peaches and nectarines. And whether they’re for fruit cobbler or simply for snacking, my toddler and I make sure to stock up at the farmers market on weekends. We don’t really care whether we’re buying peaches or nectarines, we just buy what looks, smells, and tastes good. But it did get me to thinking, are there differences between these two stone fruits? Yes, but they’re more subtle than you might expect.

Christine Gallary

May 27, 2022

How to Freeze Peaches So You Can Make Cobblers and Pies All Year Long Skills

I always get a little overzealous during peak peach season. Their beautiful hue draws me in, then their perfume seduces me into a stupor, and the next thing I know I’m leaving the farmers market with a full peck of peaches. A peck is nearly 15 pounds, so once my stupor fades away, I realize there is no way my family can eat that many peaches before they go bad (although we’ve tried).I prefer to peel my peaches before freezing because it makes them more versatile to use later.

Meghan Splawn

May 27, 2022

In Season Right Now: Sour Cherries Skills

These tart, acidic cousins of the sweeter table cherries are very hard to find. In the United States, they’re grown in large numbers in Michigan and Wisconsin and marketed as either sour or pie cherries. I managed to find them at an u-pick farm in Brentwood, California, but when I got out there, the trees had been picked over and I didn’t get enough cherries to make a pie or jam. Special note to cherry growers: please plant sour cherries. Hint, hint.

Kathryn Hill

May 13, 2022

A Roundup Of Avocados Skills

It is avocado season, and we’ve been doing a lot of things with this buttery, delicious fruit. While the Hass avocado is the most widely known variety, there are many varieties of avocados, some you’ve probably never heard of! Bacon avocados are medium-sized oval avocados with green skin that is easy to peel. They have a light taste and are available from late fall to early spring. Fuerte avocados were the original California avocado.

Kathryn Hill

May 12, 2022

Seasonal Spotlight: White Mulberries Skills

Compared to the gorgeous, jewel-toned color of pink or purple mulberries, white mulberries are rather plain-looking. Some might even say ugly. Or even grub-like. But don’t let that put you off! With their delicate sweetness, white mulberries can be enjoyed on their own or served as a complement to summer ices and other desserts.Native to China, the fruit of the white mulberry tree (Morus alba) can actually be white, pink, or light purple.

Emily Han

May 12, 2022

Preserving Without Canning: Tips and Tricks for Summer Produce Skills

We hate to say it, but summer will be over before we know it. Now is the time to preserve some of the season’s gems like tomatoes, peaches, corn, and peppers. Preserving isn’t just about canning, though. Here are some tips for freezing, pickling, making sauces, and more.Berries: Berries may be frozen, of course, but our favorite way to preserve their flavor is in a shrub syrup, which you can use in sodas, cocktails, and salad dressings. Vinegar is also a great option for berries.

Emily Han

May 11, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Buying and Cooking with Apples Skills

What’s not to love about apples? They’re colorful and sturdy enough to carry around all day. They’re a healthy snack, and delicious raw, baked, or even cooked into sauce. We’ve gathered together our best tips on shopping, storing, and cooking the popular fruit that always graces our fruit basket! With so many varieties of apples out there, knowing what you want to do with the apples will help you pick the right variety.

Christine Gallary

May 4, 2022

Try This: Cucumber-Infused Rum Skills

We’ve got a fridge full of cucumbers and a vacation coming up in a few days, which means we’re dutifully eating, drinking, and preserving these summer fruits as quickly as we can. Inspired by a recipe from the Two Hot Tamales, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, we also made a cucumber and rum infusion.Using a vegetable peeler, we peeled and sliced a cucumber into thin strips. One could also cut rounds or chunks, but we thought strips might be better for infusing.

Emily Han

May 4, 2022

Frozen Grapes Are Kid- and Adult-Approved Skills

The easiest snack that's also totally feel-good.

Meleyna Nomura

Apr 30, 2022

The Very Best Way to Clean Strawberries Skills

It's easier than you might think and takes almost no time.

Cory Fernandez

Apr 30, 2022

What Is Rhubarb? Here’s What You Need to Know About This Spring Ingredient Skills

This seasonal ingredient is like no other. Here's what you should know about it.