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Kitchen Tips

Find cookware recommendations, money-saving ideas, holiday help, how-to tips, and more cooking and baking suggestions from our Allrecipes editors.
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The One-Ingredient Secret to Better Chicken Casseroles
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Should You Be Boiling Your Wooden Spoons? TikTok Thinks So
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What Is the Difference Between Anchor Hocking and Pyrex Glassware?
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6 Ways to Make Jarred Pasta Sauce Taste Homemade
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What's the Difference Between a Convection Oven and an Air Fryer?
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How Many Glasses of Wine Are In a Bottle?
glasses of rose wine
What's the Difference Between White Zinfandel and Rosé?
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Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?
bowl of green olives
Do Jarred Olives Go Bad?
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Do Pickles Go Bad?
open jar of pasta sauce
How Long Does Jarred Pasta Sauce Last in the Fridge? 
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10 Ingredients You're Storing Incorrectly in Your Fridge
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The 2-minute Trick that Will Keep Your Dirty Dishes from Piling Up
red delicious apple
The Red Delicious Isn't Very Delicious. Why Is It So Popular?
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What Is Distilled Water — And Can You Drink It?
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What Is Catnip — And Does It Work on People?
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The Best Alcohol for Eggnog: Brandy, Bourbon, or Rum?
bowl of soft cheese
What Is Quark — And What Does It Taste Like?
various types of peppercorns
What Are Peppercorns and What Do You Do With Them?
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Cranberry Juice vs. Cranberry Cocktail: What's the Difference?
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Why Are Buffalo Wings Called Buffalo Anyway?
fresh bunch of marjoram
What Is Marjoram — And What's a Good Substitute?
bowl of dijon mustard
Dijon Mustard vs. Yellow Mustard: What's the Difference?
bowl of fresh cottage cheese
What the Heck Is Curds and Whey?
ham hock in a pot of greens
What Is a Ham Hock — and What's a Good Substitute?
dried coriander
What Is Coriander?
Bowls of different types of nuts on wooden surface
Why You Shouldn't Store Nuts In the Pantry
insulated cup on blue backgroun
Can My Insulated Cup Go Into the Dishwasher?
A bowl of cocoa powder dissolved in water and a bowl of cocoa powder
This Simple Step Will Make Your Cocoa Powder Taste Surprisingly Richer
Chocolate Chips
The Real Story Behind That Chalky Stuff on Your Chocolate Bar
king oyster mushrooms on a plate
What Are King Oyster Mushrooms?
bag of microwave popcorn
What Happens If You Don't Pop Microwave Popcorn With 'This Side Up'
placing plate into dishwasher
Is the Hot Water in My Dishwasher Really Hot Enough to Kill Bacteria?
open dishwasher full of dishes
What to Use if You Accidentally Run Out of Dishwasher Detergent
box of chicken broth in fridge
How Long Does Boxed Chicken Broth Stay Good in the Fridge?
Raw two butternut halves a wood board
This Hack Makes Cutting Hard Butternut Squash a Breeze
close up of carob chips
What Are Carob Chips — And How Are They Different From Chocolate Chips?
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5 Ingredients You Can Substitute for Vanilla Extract
woman placing sheet of cookies into oven
Why Do So Many Recipes Call for Baking at 350 Degrees F?
container of disinfecting wipes
Why Your Beloved Disinfecting Wipes May Be Making Your Kitchen Dirtier
raw chicken on cutting board
10 Mistakes You're Making With Raw Chicken
stack of lidded glass food storage containers
The Disturbing Discovery I Made With My Glass Storage Containers
a sumo citrus mandarin on a orange and purple background
Why Sumo Mandarins Are So Expensive—and Yet I Can't Stop Buying Them
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The 12 Rudest Things You Accidentally Do at Costco, According to Employees
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What's the Difference Between Devil's Food Cake and Chocolate Cake?
cast iron skillet
How to Season a Cast Iron Skillet
collage of chili peppers, tomatoes, beans, covered wagon, rancher, Mayan temple
The Surprising (and Speculative) History of Chili
bowl of french vanilla ice cream
Vanilla vs. French Vanilla: What's the Difference?
potatoes
Wait, Is a Potato a Vegetable?
Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl
Our 26 Best Canned Tuna Dinner Recipes
Bowl of butter beans
Butter Beans vs. Lima Beans: What's the Difference?
Three packages of bacon arranged on a pink background
The Best Bacon Brands, According to Our Readers
meat thermometer in roasted turkey
What's the Difference Between a Meat Thermometer and a Candy Thermometer?
A variety of coffee bags arranged on an orange background.
The Best Coffee Grounds You Can Buy, According to Our Readers
Spaghetti squash rings on a baking sheet
This Hack Will Change the Way You Cook Spaghetti Squash
Glass of Milk
What Happens If You Drink Spoiled Milk?
racks 3
You're Probably Baking and Roasting in the Wrong Part of Your Oven—Here's Why
Lightly browned roasted broccoli on a blue platter with a lemon wedge in the background
You Actually Can Get Crispy Vegetables From Frozen—Here's How
pizza stone in oven
How to Clean Gunk and Grime Off Your Pizza Stone
bowl of Kumquats
What the Heck Is a Kumquat — And What Does It Taste Like?
Pantry shelves lined with dry goods
7 Budget-Friendly Ways I Eat More Protein Without Even Trying
bowl of cayenne pepper
Cayenne Pepper vs. Chili Powder: What's the Difference?
Easy Chorizo Street Tacos
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