Cooking Basics

How to Tell If an Egg has Gone Bad

By Janet Harriett

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A simple test to tell whether the eggs in your fridge have gone bad.. more »

How to Tell If an Egg is Good or Bad

By leannec71

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Are the eggs still good? One of the age old questions ... well maybe:) Here is a good way to find out if your egg is good or bad. Works on fresh eggs from your own back yard chickens or eggs from the store... more »

How to Tell If an Egg is Still Good

By niki716

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How long has that lone egg been sitting in the back of the fridge? Do you dare crack it open? If it's rotten you risk putrefying the air in your kitchen, but is there any way to tell if that egg is fresh enough to use?.. more »

How to Three - Cheese Melt Sandwich

By logan

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My recipe for a 3 cheese melt grilled sandwich. it's yummy!!.. more »

How to Transport a Deep Dish Pizza Cross Country

By AFrieske

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Ever want to bring a delicious deep dish pizza from Chicago to Los Angeles? I worked at a pizza place for years when I was younger and we had a way to make that happen. When I went away to college in Los Angeles I wanted to share the best deep ... more »

How to Understand Cooking Terminology

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Cooking terminology can be daunting and confusing to the beginner cook, especially if you are experimenting in other cultures or areas outside your comfort zone. There are many great ways to learn cooking terminology so you can impress your ... more »

How to Understand the Mother Sauces

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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All sauces in cooking are derived from five basic sauces, called the mother sauces. Established by French chef Antonine Carême in the early 19th century, the mother sauces were traditionally prepared in huge quantities, and then separated into ... more »

How to use and understand your crockpot / slow cooker better. Crockpot 101

By sluna75

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The crockpot or slow cooker is one of the best time saving appliances in the kitchen. It's great for beginning cooks because all you have to do is fill it and turn it on. Hours later, you come home to a house filled with wonderful smells and ... more »

How to Use a Hand Cranked Grain Mill

By Kat Yares

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Hand cranked grain mills are only a step or two above grinding grains with stone and rock, but are a handy device to have for situations such as power outages... more »

How to Use Chili Leftovers

By CCrock

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You made up a big delicious pot of chili, but want to make it more interesting the secondtime around. Here are some ideas of how to use that left over chili and avoid reruns!.. more »

How to Use Cooking Shortcuts

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Use shortcuts in your kitchen to save time when making meals for your family. You can prepare good wholesome food for your family and still use cooking shortcuts. From soup to nuts, there are many shortcuts to use in your kitchen... more »

How to Use Leftover Taco Meat

By CCrock

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When you have just a little bit of taco meat left over and you want to try something new!.. more »

How to Use Powered Milk as a Milk Replacement

By Kat Yares

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Powdered milk is one of those things that most people have a box of sitting on their pantry shelf with no real idea of how to use it. Reconstituted, powdered milk can be used in almost any recipe that calls for a milk product... more »

How to Wash Herbs

By Sandy Smith

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Fresh herbs can be a terrific enhancement to your culinary creations. However, leafy and fronded herbs, such as parsley, cilantro, and dill,can pick up dirt and debris from their growing beds. Whether you buy them or grow them yourself, give ... more »

How to Boil Water Faster

By Erik Lynch

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Stupid tricks to boil water, and the answer to the question, "Which boils faster? Hot or cold?".. more »

How to Bottle Sauces

By kllmomof2

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Bottling sauces is fairly easy. In this article, I will tell you how and give you a good reference website... more »

How to Butcher a raw Chicken

By dweaver

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Tired of paying extra at the meat counter for a cut chicken? Here's how to save your money by doing it yourself... more »

How to Buy Generic Groceries

By Mayntz

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Knowing how to buy generic groceries can save you hundreds of dollars on food bills throughout the year. Many shoppers, however, are nervous about buying generic or no-name products because they aren’t sure about the quality or taste, but careful ... more »

How to Buy, Cook And Detoxify With Sea Vegetables

By MIHealthCoach

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Why would anyone want to eat sea vegetables? Because they have the widest range of minerals of any food, and contain practically all the minerals found in the ocean-the same minerals that are found in human blood. Sea vegetables contain vitamins, ... more »

How to Care for Knives

By CCrock

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Take great care of your cooking knives and they will last, making working in the kitchen effecient and a pleasure... more »

How to Carve a Chicken (or Turkey) Like a Pro!

By EMAE77

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It's Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just that time of year to cook the perfect chicken (or turkey) and you don't want to ruin it. This will show you how to carve an impressive bird, so you're not left with just a big mess of chopped up little pieces ... more »

How to Chop Fresh Herbs

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Fresh herbs are an important part of many recipes, and chopping them to the right size helps blend their flavors in... more »

How to chose and use mustard

By Ritewriter

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Mustard seeds, highly valued for their oil content, can be traced to different areas of Europe and Asia with the white variety originating in the eastern Mediterranean regions, the brown from the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, and the ... more »

How to Coat Pork Chops Or Chicken

By *Janet Ford

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Would you like to add variety to your pork or even chicken? This easy guide to coating your pork or chicken before you pan fry could be just the ticket your looking for! And it's easy!.. more »

How to Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius (Temperature Conversion)

By cakewalk

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Knowing how to do temperature conversions is very helpful when you are reading a recipe, for example, a book from the US, a country that doesn't use the metric system. Baking and candy making use very precise measurements, and a couple of degrees ... more »

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