Salty Recipe Collections & Inspirations

Filling a parchment lined pie crust in a pie dish with ceramic pie weights

Blind-Bake with Parchment and Pie Weights

Blind-baking a pie crust without support can lead to slumping and puffing. Lining the chilled crust with parchment paper and filling it with pie weights ensures a crisp, flat bottom.

Blind-Bake with Parchment and Pie Weights

Blind-baking a pie crust without support can lead to slumping and puffing. Lining the chilled crust with parchment paper and filling it with pie weights ensures a crisp, flat bottom.

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A knife slicing an eggplant resting between two chopsticks on a cutting board.

Use Chopsticks for Hasselback Vegetables

Hasselbacking vegetables creates more surface area for browning and allows flavorings to penetrate deeply. Placing chopsticks on either side of the vegetable acts as a physical stop for your knife,...

Use Chopsticks for Hasselback Vegetables

Hasselbacking vegetables creates more surface area for browning and allows flavorings to penetrate deeply. Placing chopsticks on either side of the vegetable acts as a physical stop for your knife, ensuring you create accordion-like slices without accidentally cutting all the way through.

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several wooden skewers soaking in a shallow dish of water

Soak Skewers to Prevent Burning

Dry wooden or bamboo skewers can easily catch fire or scorch when exposed to the high heat of a grill. Submerging them in water for at least 30 minutes before...

Soak Skewers to Prevent Burning

Dry wooden or bamboo skewers can easily catch fire or scorch when exposed to the high heat of a grill. Submerging them in water for at least 30 minutes before threading your ingredients prevents them from burning and keeps your food secure.

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A kitchen scene showing a cook adding fresh basil leaves to a simmering pot of sauce just before serving.

Add Delicate Fresh Herbs at the End of Cooking

Delicate fresh herbs lose their flavor if cooked too long. Adding them at the very end of cooking or as a garnish preserves their bright, fresh taste.

Add Delicate Fresh Herbs at the End of Cooking

Delicate fresh herbs lose their flavor if cooked too long. Adding them at the very end of cooking or as a garnish preserves their bright, fresh taste.

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A cook pours chilled clear liquid from a measuring cup into a bowl of flour and butter chunks.

Swap In Vodka for Easier-to-Roll, Flakier Pie D...

Pie dough needs enough liquid to roll without developing so much gluten that it turns tough. A tested vodka-and-water formula supplies workable moisture while limiting gluten formation.

Swap In Vodka for Easier-to-Roll, Flakier Pie D...

Pie dough needs enough liquid to roll without developing so much gluten that it turns tough. A tested vodka-and-water formula supplies workable moisture while limiting gluten formation.

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A bowl of warm water containing whole, uncracked eggs resting on a kitchen counter.

Use Room-Temperature Eggs for Fluffier Cakes

Cold eggs can make it difficult to achieve a light, airy texture in baked goods. Using room-temperature eggs helps them whip better, resulting in a fluffier and less dense cake.

Use Room-Temperature Eggs for Fluffier Cakes

Cold eggs can make it difficult to achieve a light, airy texture in baked goods. Using room-temperature eggs helps them whip better, resulting in a fluffier and less dense cake.

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