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Niki is the editor in chief at Serious Eats and a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She's pretty big into oysters, offal, and most edible things.

Equipment

11 Microwave Shortcuts Every Home Cook Should Know

The shame-free guide to putting your microwave to good use.

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Pasta

The Pasta-Themed Soundtrack We've All Been Waiting For

Six pasta-centric songs to groove to for Starch Madness.

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SE HQ

What's Your Kitchen Kryptonite?

Have a cooking-related fear? You're not alone.

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Duck

How to Get the Most Dang for Your Duck: A (Very) Serious Eats Project

Get ready to nerd out on duck all month long.

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Desserts

20 Sweet, Sweet Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays

Homemade edible gifts to satisfy any sweet tooth, for a deliciously DIY holiday season.

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Editors' Picks

Transform Your Small, Crappy Apartment With a Countertop Dishwasher

The perfect gift for the messy, dishwasher-bereft small-apartment dweller.

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Menus

A Classic Thanksgiving Menu to Feed a Crowd

If a fully traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, potatoes, and pie is what you're after, this is the menu you need.

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Editors' Picks

Take It All Off: Are Corn Strippers Worth It?

Corn strippers: how do they work?

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Features

Look Inside Serious Eater: The Full Prologue

Haven't yet gotten your hands on Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption? Here's the full prologue to get you started.

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Books

Read Kenji's Foreword to Serious Eater, Available for Preorder Now

Ed Levine's new memoir, Serious Eater, tells the unvarnished, riveting story of Serious Eats over the years.

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Books

Find Your Signature Holiday Cocktail With This Be Your Own Bartender Flowchart

Make finding the perfect holiday drink fun and interactive—with flowcharts!

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Father's Day

What We're Cooking This Father's Day

A look at what the Serious Eats team is making for our dads this Father's Day.

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Books

Win a Copy of The One-Bottle Cocktail by Serious Eats' Maggie Hoffman

A collection of 83 bar-worthy cocktails designed with the home mixologist in mind.

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Apple

Traditional Ashkenazi Charoset With Apples and Walnuts

A straightforward mix of apples, toasted walnuts, and sweet red wine, with some sugar and cinnamon tossed in for good measure.

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Chinese

A Day in the Life of a Dim Sum Cart

If you were a dim sum cart, what would you see?

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African

Ghanaian Chicken and Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup)

A rich, creamy, and hearty stew.

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African

Ghanaian Goat and Tripe Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup)

Savory, earthy, and deeply flavored.

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Features

Our Favorite Retro Food Commercials

Join us on an oh-so-catchy trip down memory lane.

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Features

Obsessed: Resurrecting the Art of Fresh Pasta

An Italian artisanal pasta-maker on the importance of flour.

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Eggs

What to Do With Leftover Egg Whites

Stuck with a big bowl of egg whites after a baking project? Here are our favorite ways to use them up.

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Features

What You're Cooking: The Most Popular Posts of 2016

The articles you clicked on most in 2016.

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Ingredient Guides

Use Gelatin to Improve Pan Sauces, Store-Bought Stocks, and Beyond

Jell-O's just the tip of the iceberg: Here's everything you can do with a packet of gelatin.

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Bread

Forget Stale Bread: How to Oven-Dry Bread for Faster, More Flavorful Thanksgiving Stuffing

Why waste time staling your bread when the oven will get you better, faster results every time?

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Features

5 Surprising Ways Baking Soda Can Improve Your Cooking

Think baking soda is only good for baking and odor prevention? Think again.

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Chicken

For the Crispiest Chicken (and Turkey) Skin, Grab the Baking Powder

Shatteringly crisp poultry skin is just a sprinkle away.

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Features

Everything You Can Do With a Bottle of Fish Sauce

The Southeast Asian condiment can add unique, savory complexity to dishes of any provenance.

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Cooking Techniques

How the Science of Salt Can Improve Your Tomatoes

The very best tomatoes can be vastly improved with just one simple ingredient.

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Features

A Mexican-Themed Picnic to Kick Off Summer

Tacos and margaritas on the grass? Yes, please.

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Chinese

Fresh Water Chestnuts Are a Thing, and They're Amazing

Fresh water chestnuts are a world apart from the canned variety. Here's how to prepare them.

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Avocado

9 No-Cook Twists on Avocado Toast

Delicious ways to dress up the (deservedly trendy) snack.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Boquerones and Smoked Paprika

A creamy, smoky, tart, and briny tapas-inspired avocado toast.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Frank's RedHot and Blue Cheese

The flavor of Buffalo wings, without the chicken.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Cucumber, Soy Sauce, and Shichimi Togarashi

A crisp and crunchy Japanese-inspired twist on avocado toast.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Mango, Chili Powder, and Mint

Juicy, tart mangoes, chili powder, and avocado: a no-cook match made in heaven.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese, and Capers

All the flavors of a bagel and lox combine in this take on avocado toast.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Radishes, Baby Peas, and Fresh Herbs

Springtime flavors come together in this open-faced sandwich of avocado, radishes, and peas.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Chipotle Mayo, Cotija Cheese, Cilantro, and Lime

This Mexican-inspired take on avocado toast gets a dash of creamy heat from homemade chipotle mayo.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Ricotta, Olive Oil, Lemon Zest, and Basil

A summery snack or light lunch, no cooking required.

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Avocado

Avocado Toast With Citrus Suprèmes and Slivered Fennel

Avocados, tart-sweet citrus segments, and thinly sliced fennel make a light and refreshing open-faced sandwich.

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Features

Marinate Tough Greens, Use Fresh Herbs, and More Pro Tips for Better Salads

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Breakfast and Brunch

Beyond Oatmeal: Everything You Can Do With Oats

Say good-bye to bland oatmeal! Satisfying smoothies, nutty-sweet pancakes, and porridge mix-ins to shake up your morning routine.

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Cooking Techniques

How to Wrap Your Sandwiches for Better Eating on the Go

Turns out it's crazy easy and crazy handy.

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Cooking Techniques

How to Build a Better Sandwich: The Experts Weigh In

The core components of the lunchtime staple, with expert recommendations for each and every one.

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Features

The Case for Filthy, Sopping-Wet Martinis

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Father's Day

Filthy, Sopping-Wet Martini

Salty-smooth and crisp: an extra-dirty take on the traditional martini.

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Easter

Peepshi: The Next Generation

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Features

Salumi 101: Your Guide to Italy's Finest Cured Meats

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Ingredient Guides

What to Do With Leftover Tomato Paste

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