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A Pinch of This Everyday Ingredient Might Make Your Coffee Taste Smoother
Your "Yukon Gold" Potatoes Probably Aren't Yukons—Here's Why
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The Real Reason Your Apples Keep Going Bad—and How to Fix It
A slice of pumpkin pie topped with a dollop of whipped cream on a plate with a fork placed beside it on a table
I Asked 3 Pastry Chefs How to Make the Best Thanksgiving Pies—They All Said the Same Thing
Two roasted sweet potatoes on foil one partially peeled to expose the orange flesh inside
Stop Settling for Bland Sweet Potatoes—This Simple Step Makes Them Taste Even Sweeter
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12 Essential Cake Tips From Baking Legend Dorie Greenspan
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Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sick—Here's What Our Editors Do Instead
A Thanksgiving dinner plate consisting of mashed potatoes roasted vegetables stuffing turkey with cranberry sauce and a fork
The Thanksgiving Shortcuts Our Editors Swear By for Easier Cooking
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8 Shortcut Dinners Our Editors Swear By When Cooking Feels Impossible
A bowl of soup and the cover of the Moosewood Cookbook featuring a title and illustrations of food elements
This 1970s Mushroom Soup Is Still the Most Comforting Meal I Know How to Make
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The 8 Kitchen Shortcuts Our Editors Refuse to Take—and You Shouldn’t Either
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8 Kitchen Shortcuts Our Editors Use to Make Life Easier
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The Scariest Kitchen Tasks, According to Serious Eats Editors
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The Kid Is All Right: In Defense of Picky Eating
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The Recipes Even Our Pro Editors Won't Cook at Home
Closeup of a serving platter of fondant potatoes with a ramekin of flaky sea salt on the side.
These Melting Potatoes Are Golden, Custardy, and Impossible to Resist
A steak with pepper sauce next to a serving of thincut fries on a plate
Inside the “Ancestral Fat” Trend: Does Beef Tallow Deserve Its Hype?
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I Asked 10 Experts the Right Way to Hold Chopsticks—They All Agree on 1 Rule
A plate of fries topped with minced meat and a sauce on a background resembling a blue grid and newspaper
Meet Canada’s Coziest Comfort Food—and It's Not Poutine
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Flakier Pie Crusts, Crispier Fried Chicken, Richer Noodles—This One Ingredient Does It All
Plate of roasted chicken with greens on a dark surface
I'm a Food Editor Who's Tested Hundreds of Recipes—This Is the Cookbook I Keep Coming Back To
Several oysters served on ice with lemon wedges
Thinking of Ordering Raw Oysters? Here's What You Need to Know After Recent Deaths
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The Lazy Dinners Our Editors Turn to When Recipes Feel Like Too Much Work
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I Make Dinner in 2 Minutes With This Versatile Ingredient
A Caesar salad with romaine lettuce croutons grated cheese served in a wooden bowl
Pizza Croutons Are the Lazy Yet Brilliant Upgrade Your Salad Needs
Multiple baskets of orange cherry tomatoes arranged on a table
The "Failed" Japanese Tomato That Accidentally Conquered American Kitchens
A bowl of ramen with pork softboiled eggs green onions and toppings
This Ramen Recipe Convinced Me Homemade Is Worth It
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I'm a 3-Time Beer Mile World Champion. Here's What Most People Get Wrong About the Sport
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The Retro Japanese Cafes Where Coffee, Jazz, and Nostalgia Collide
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You Could Go to Jail for Selling This Now-Ubiquitous Food
whipped feta in a white bowl and garnished with olive oil and crushed nuts
Think Feta’s Just for Salads? These 8 Mediterranean Recipes Will Change Your Mind
Slices of cooked steak arranged on a wooden surface
This Major Rule About Cooking Meat Turns out to Be Wrong
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The Comforting Chinese Dish My Mom Made When Life Got Busy
Esquites Mexican street corn salad with cheese and garnish, served in a green dish with a spoon
The Easy Corn Salad I Make Every Summer
Meet MyRecipes: The New Way to Save All Your Favorite Serious Eats Recipes in One Place
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Want Perfect Ribs Every Time? Stop Doing This.
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This Is the Only Brand of Chicken I'll Ever Buy—It's That Good
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The Unspoken Rule of Dining Etiquette: Are You Breaking It?
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The Killer Pasta I Make When I Have No Time and No Plan
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How Honeycrisp Apples Went From Marvel to Mediocre
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Mexico’s Wild Reinvention of Sushi Is Spicy, Cheesy, and Totally Delicious
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A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Popular American Taco Styles
A wedge of herringbone lattice–topped blueberry pie on a plaid-rimmed plate with a fork
The Only Blueberry Pie My Husband Will Eat
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Is It Better to Eat Hot Food in the Summer? Here's What the Science Says
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Grilling Summer School
The Caesar Salad Is 100! We Caesar-ed Everything to Celebrate
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In Praise of Ugly Food
An illustration depicting a Lunar New Year party.
This Is Not Your Grandmother’s Lunar New Year Party
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Meet the Molecule That Smells Like Pancakes and Set Off Emergency Investigations in NYC
Beef 'pulpa' being hung to dry under intense summer sun
My Journey Into Gran Chaco's El Impenetrable
Wrapping your yogurt in a towel and setting it in a turned-off oven with the light on can help keep it just warm enough.
An Ode to Dahi
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Why Raw Clams Are Making a Comeback in New England and Beyond
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Dear Restaurants: Please Stop Playing Live Music
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How Thanksgiving Killed My Restaurant Career
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How Spam Won Over America's Restaurants
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