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Kitchen Cam: A Quick Tip for Shredding Mozzarella
Let's talk cheese-grating: Have you ever ended up with a falling-apart piece of fresh mozzarella instead of a perfect pile of shredded cheese? It was a common complaint in our test kitchen, until we...
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Kitchen Cam: How to brown bananas for baking
A few weeks ago we showed you how to make your own brown sugar in case you were ever in need when you started baking. This week, we'll let you in on another test kitchen trick for getting out of an...
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Kitchen Cam: How to Peel Hazelnuts
Removing the papery skins from toasted nuts ranks high on our "fussy kitchen tasks to avoid" list (right below peeling grapes). Luckily, when it comes to hazelnuts, there's an easy, ten-second trick...
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Kitchen Cam: A Tip for Using Parchment
We swear by parchment paper in the test kitchen. Lined sheet pans stay clean, cookies release effortlessly, and rolling sticky dough between two pieces makes the task completely painless. That is, if...
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Kitchen Cam: How to Cut a Bell Pepper
The signature shape that gives a bell pepper it's name may seem tricky to break down evenly. Don't worry! This no fuss method makes slicing a cinch. Primed for peppers? Check out these tasty recipes...
View ArticleKitchen Cam: A Last-Minute Thanksgiving Tip!
One secret to serving a succulent bird is drizzling the sliced-up turkey with the carving juices right before you serve it—especially the white meat. That's one reason why it's handy to carve your...
View ArticleKitchen Cam: How to Cut Up Butternut Squash
Winter Produce Week wouldn't be complete without bringing up butternut squash! Some people find it tricky to break down this lopsided vegetable into neat, even pieces, but we have a way! Check it out....
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It's that time of year again: Fruitcake season! Recently we've been into the idea of trying something that's a bit different from the old-fashioned fruitcake, but still has that classic sweet flavor...
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Kitchen Cam's Best of 2012: How to Make Whipped Cream in a Jar
This year we've been coming at you live (sort of) from the test kitchen with some of our most-used (and most fun) tips and tricks. In case you missed it, here's our most popular kitchen tip of 2012....
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Kitchen Cam: How to Make Buttermilk
Here in the test kitchen, we consider buttermilk a dairy-aisle superstar, especially for baking: Its tenderizing capabilities produce perfect baked goods every time, and we love it in desserts because...
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kitchen cam: how to soften butter for baking
Beating butter with sugar is a key step in so many baking recipes. This process, called creaming, creates air pockets in the butter that give you tender cookies and cakes. But, if your butter is too...
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kitchen cam: how to cut corn off the cob
Everyone loves fresh corn on the cob, but sometimes you want those sweet, juicy kernels off the cob to use in salads, relishes, or salsas. Here is our favorite, efficient way to get the job done. How...
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kitchen cam: how to cut a cantaloupe
It's a star of summer and a fruit salad staple, but cutting cantaloupe can be a tricky task. Do it wrong, and you could end up wasting plenty of precious melon, dealing with uneven slices, or just...
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kitchen cam: how to stir natural peanut butter
We love natural peanut butter for its simple ingredient list (peanuts, sometimes salt) and its great taste (peanuts!). But what we don't love is dealing with the oil separation - straight from the...
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Kitchen Cam: How to Break Down a Head of Broccoli
The "In Season" column in our September issue is all about broccoli and, during the recipe development process, we hacked our way through our fair share of florets. On the way, we discovered the most...
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