Ingredient Guides

What are the best apples for baking? What oil should I use for cooking? What is aquafaba and how do I use it? Our Ingredient Guides reveal all.
Inside a refrigerator
The 13 Foods This Mom of Three Always Keeps in the Fridge
Pantry
I Am a Mom of Three—These Are the 11 Pantry Staples I Always Have Around
A pile of peaches in a grocery store, baskets of other fruits in the background. Some of the peaches have visible stickers
The 3 Easiest Ways To Tell if a Peach Is Ripe
Egg with small crack
Is It Safe To Eat an Egg With a Small Crack On It? Here's What the Experts Say
Whipped cream in a bowl
Heavy Cream vs. Whipping Cream: A Food Editor Explains the Difference
Tater Tots Taste Test
I Hosted a Tater Tots Tasting Party To Find the Best—We Had a Clear Favorite
Bowl of green beans
Never Buy Fresh Green Beans From This Part of the Grocery Store
Bowl of Calamansi With Stems and Leaves
What Is Calamansi?
hand placing grapes in a bowl
The Only Way To Prevent Your Grapes From Shriveling and Rotting
A ceramic bowl of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
What Are Chipotle Peppers?
Bowl of watermelon cubes with watermelon slices behind it on a wood serving platter
The 3 Easiest Ways To Tell if a Watermelon Is Ripe
Close-up: Mussels and Clams on Ice on a Baking Tray
What's the Difference Between Clams and Mussels?
Leeks on a Cutting Board on a Counter
What Are Leeks?
celery on a cutting board
This One Trick Will Keep Your Celery Crisp for Longer
Photo of Jello on a Spoon With a Fun Background
Surprise! Gelatin Is Definitely Not Vegetarian. Here's Why
sliced cucumbers on a cutting board
The Real Reason Cucumbers Look and Feel Waxy
Two Salmon Fillets With Skin Salted Using Coarse Salt, and Next to It, More Salt in a Bowl and Some on the Counter
What’s the Difference Between Atlantic and Pacific Salmon?
Red slicer tomato among cherry grape and roma tomatoes
The Only Way To Prevent Tomatoes From Getting Mealy or Rotten
honey in jar
Is Crystallized Honey Safe To Eat? Here’s What the Experts Say
person adding a pinch of salt to pot
This Is Exactly How Much a Pinch Is
Washed Spinach Drained in Colander for Vegan Creamed Spinach
The Only Way To Prevent Spinach From Getting Slimy and Gross
vegetables in crisper drawer
The Only Way To Prevent Fruits and Vegetables in Your Fridge From Rotting
red wine pouring in cup
This Is How Long an Open Bottle of Wine Will Last
Variety of Asian Noodles on a Counter (Some Dried, Some Cooked) for A Guide to Asian Noodles
A Guide to Asian Noodles
2 bananas on green bowl
3 Easy Ways To Prevent Bananas From Turning Brown Too Quickly
Oregano on the Counter
What Is Oregano?
eggs on a table
Is It Worth Paying Extra Money for Grade AA vs. Grade A Eggs?
Bowl of Onion Powder
What Is Onion Powder?
Three Bulbs of Fennel Lined Up on a Cutting Board
What Is Fennel?
Side salad recipe with peaches, goat cheese, and pistachios toss together the salad and dressing
The Only Way To Prevent Bagged Salads and Greens From Rotting
Radicchio for Grilled Radicchio Salad
What Is Radicchio?
Endives on Their Roots
What Is Endive?
Potatoes with sprouts
Is It Safe To Eat Sprouted Potatoes? Here’s What the Experts Say
Bunch of Dill on the Counter
What Is Dill?
Chives on a Counter
What Are Chives?
Bowl of Dry Marjoram Next to Sprigs of Fresh Marjoram
What Is Marjoram?
Egg cartons at the grocery store
7 Egg Labels You Should Stop Paying Extra Money For
Unbaked salmon on a foil lined baking sheet to make Garlic Butter Baked Salmon.
Why Is Some Salmon Darker Than Other Salmon?
Parsley in a Vase of Water
What Is Parsley?
Spoonful of Worcestershire Sauce Lifted from a Jar Sitting on a Decorative Wooden Board Covered in Garlic Cloves and Cloves
Worcestershire Sauce
60 mins
Escarole
What Are Chicories?
Three Bowls with Different Types of Couscous (Labeled), Two of the Bowls Are on a Circular Tray and Surrounded by a Teal Kitchen Linen
What Is Couscous?
Prawns and Shrimp on Textured Parchment Paper
Prawns Vs. Shrimp
Surprising ingredients not vegan
Surprise! 11 Ingredients That Are Not Actually Vegan
Best vegan products
The Best Vegan Products You Can Buy, According to Pros
Nutritional yeast
What Is Nutritional Yeast?
Stock Poured from the Measuring Cup into a Pan on the Stove
Substitutes for White Wine in Cooking
Pomegranate Molasses Drizzled from a Spoon to a Small Bowl with More Pomegranate Molasses
What Is Pomegranate Molasses?
Halved Avocados on a Counter with One Whole Avocado in the Middle
How to Ripen Avocados
Small Bowl of Capers on a Wooden Board
What Are Capers?
Basil on the Counter
What Is Basil?
Cloves on a Wooden Tray
What Are Cloves?
Ginger Garlic Paste in a Bowl Surrounded by Pieces of Garlic and Ginger
Ginger Garlic Paste
5 mins
Decaffeinated Coffee (Three Bags) and Some in a Small Bowl
Decaffeinated Coffee: Everything You Wanted to Know
Box of Baking Soda and a Measuring Spoon Full of Baking Soda
Does Baking Soda Go Bad?
A scoop of gochujang in classic red tub
What is Gochujang?
Chinese Five Spice on a Spoon with Some Overflowing onto a Plate
What Is Chinese Five Spice?
Variety of Tempeh on a Cutting Board
What Is Tempeh?
A jar of sweet paprika
What Is Sweet Paprika?
Piles of rice varieties on a wood chopping board
Types of Rice