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Stovetop

Turn Cheesy Broccoli Into a Real-Deal Main Course

For an updated classic, cook your broccoli like meat.
American

How to Make Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

How to make thin and crisp chocolate chip cookies at home.
Techniques

The Best Oatmeal Is All About Technique

Unlock the best techniques for the finest bowl of morning oats.
Sponsored

Start Your Day Stress-Free With These Easy Powerhouse Waffles
Vegetarian

Forget Winter With This Bright and Citrusy Chicory Salad

Celebrate the true heroes of winter produce.
Potato

Potatoes Cooked in Brown Butter: So French and So Clean

Further proof the French know their way around butter and potatoes.
Omelettes

The Soufflé Omelette: Light, Fluffy, and Fun to Eat

This French omelette puffs up light and fluffy—just like a soufflé.
Recipes

How to Make the Best Hot Chocolate From Scratch

With toasted sugar and a blend of chocolates and cocoa powder, this recipe is simple yet complex.

Cocktail Recipes

Pick Your Poison

Equipment and Product Reviews

Baking

The Best Extra-Dark Supermarket Chocolate Bars for Baking

Explore an even darker chocolate style with these seven bars in the 80% range.
Equipment Reviews

The Best Coffee Grinders

We dive deep on the grinder that's best for your morning cup.
Editors' Picks

Our Favorite Valentine's Day Gifts for Food Lovers

The best way to their heart is through their stomach.

Sponsored

This Chocolate Pudding Is the Perfect Treat for the Kid in You
Equipment

Behind the Scenes: How Copper Pots Are Made

See how the sausage-cooker is made.
Equipment

How to Clean and Care for Copper Cookware

Here's how to treat copper cookware right.
Buying Guides

The Pros and Cons of Copper Cookware

Interested in copper cookware? Here's where to start.
Equipment Reviews

The Best Immersion Circulators for Sous Vide Cooking

Which immersion circulator should you choose to live la sous-vide-a-loca?

Special Sauce Podcast

Welcome to Special Sauce, a James Beard–nominated podcast hosted by Serious Eats founder Ed Levine. Join us each week for intimate conversations about food and life between Ed and well-known food lovers like Calvin Trillin, Ruth Reichl, and Chris Kimball.

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Features

Recipe Roundups

Oscar Nom Noms: A Pun-tastic Menu for the 2019 Academy Awards

Another year, another Oscars ceremony, another menu made up of magnificent movie-related wordplay! Yeah!
Podcast

Special Sauce: Uncovering Pizza’s US Origins

America's first pizzeria isn't where the experts thought it was.
Drinks

The Drink of the Gods: An Introduction to Pulque

Pulque is a lightly fermented drink that is inextricably tied to Mexican identity.
Podcast

Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo on the Importance of Kindness (and Salt)

The second part of Ed Levine's conversation with Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo.
Videos

Vicky and Stella: A Serious (Eats) Love Story

From arch enemies to best friends.
Japanese

Benihana and the Question of Cultural Appropriation

The un-Japanese restaurant gives diners what they want: a good time.
Podcast

Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo on Neighborhood Restaurants

The first part of Ed Levine's conversation with Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo.
Ingredient Guides

Beer Pairing 101: Rich and Roasty Beers

Porters and stouts go well with more than just dessert.

The Food Lab
Techniques

How to Roast Mushrooms

A properly roasted mushroom is meaty, intense, and deeply flavored.
Techniques

How to Roast Carrots and Parsnips

Nothing like a roasted root.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab: Batter and Breading Basics for Frying

Learn to pick and choose breadings and batters like a pro.
Techniques

The Food Lab: Japanese-Style Tempura

Learn to make tempura (almost) like a master.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab: The Realest-Deal Kung Pao Chicken (Gong Bao Ji Ding)

A trip to China leads to an even more "authentic" recipe.
Videos

The Food Lab: How to Organize Your Refrigerator

How to set up the contents of your fridge for maximum efficiency.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab: How to Steam Vegetables in the Microwave

There are few kitchen tools more misunderstood than the microwave.
Techniques

Chacarero Chileno, a Steak Sandwich as Delicious as It Is Unlikely

A steak sandwich that's as delicious as it is unlikely.