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How to Choose the Right Cooking Oil (or Butter)
Cooking without fat is doable, but not fun. Not only does fat equal flavor, it promotes browning, helps seasonings cling, and keeps food from sticking to the pan. There is an overwhelming number of cooking fats on the market, but the average kitchen doesn’t need all that many. You need two, maybe three, cooking oils…
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How to Buy, Use, and Care for a Cast Iron Pan
People love to get weird about cast iron pans. Some fear them, some fetishize them, but everyone has an opinion about them. Be not afraid: Cast iron is cheap and hard to permanently damage beyond repair. With a little know-how and a reasonable amount of care, it’s one of the easiest (and most rewarding) pans…
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Toss These Foods in Your Oven While You’re Cooking Something Else
I use my air fryer more than my oven, mainly because I’m rarely feeding more than two people at a time, and heating up the Big Oven to cook a couple servings of roasted vegetables seems like overkill. But casseroles and braises don’t fit in the air fryer, which means I’ll be turning on the…
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Add Pancake Batter to Your Eggs for a Superior Omelette
Want a new take on the classic omelette? Throw some pancake batter in the mix to get yourself a sweeter, unique take on the dish.