From chopping onions to making a roux, learn the essential cooking skills everyone should know by their mid twenties for ...

Once you understand the basic cooking terms there’s no telling where your culinary curiosity may lead you! Ready for the next lesson? Knead – To mix dough with your hands, in a bread machine or in a ...

I’d give myself a solid 3/10 in the kitchen. Homemade pasta is the only meal I can execute from scratch without messing up, and that’s likely attributed to the fact that I spent a few hours learning ...

If you're cooking with a conventional oven, you can still achieve an amazing roast by rotating and basing often, according to Ginet. All ovens tend to have a hot spot, so rotating and basting halfway ...

Roasting | Like baking, roasting is a dry-heat method commonly done in the oven in which dishes are cooked until golden brown and tender. Roasting typically refers to meats and vegetables, and can ...

‘Quality can make a big difference when it comes to basic spices and pantry staples.’Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Food is more than just nutrition: it can be joyful, social and exciting.

It may not seem that important to a novice chef, but properly salting your food is as vital as any cooking technique. In fact, once culinary aspirants nail down proper salting, it's the easiest way to ...

Steve Sando, of Rancho Gordo, is offering "Sunday Morning" viewers some of his favorite bean recipes, as well as tips on how best to prepare them below: There is not one single method of cooking beans ...

These 10 cooking terms will have you whipping up dinners and desserts, breakfast and baked goods like a pro. The focus for Part I of this feature is on a few terms from A-to-J. Al dente – In Italian ...