Cooking Techniques

Knife Skills: How to Hold a Knife

The Food Lab: A New Way to Cook Pasta?

Knife Skills: How to Cut Carrots

Knife Skills: How to Cut Celery

How to Break Down a Chicken

Winner winner, four- or eight-piece chicken dinner.

How to Hone a Dull Knife

Guide to Grilling: Gauging the Heat

Are you a master of the flames?

How to Sharpen a Knife With a Whetstone

How to get pro-level sharpness at home.

How to Make Chocolate Ganache

Knife Skills: How to Clean and French a Lamb Rack

The Burger Lab's Top 10 Tips for Making Better Burgers

The 10 commandments of burger-making.

The Food Lab: Slicing Meat Against the Grain

Technique of the Week: How to Beat Egg Whites

Technique of the Week: How to Cream Butter and Sugar

The Food Lab: How to Make the Best Chili Ever

Is there chocolate involved? Hard liquor? Marmite? Yes, yes, and yes.

The Burger Lab: Salting Ground Beef

The Food Lab: The Importance of Resting Meat