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Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough

Phyllo Is the Ultimate Crispy Blank Canvas

Chefs and authors of Honey & Co. At Home, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, share two riffs using phyllo—our new favorite crisp, blank canvas.

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Sauce

How to Make the Best Chicken Wings for a Crowd

Our Test Kitchen teaches you everything you ever wanted to know about serving maximum-flavor, minimum-effort chicken wings everyone can get behind.

Cheese

How to Make Mozzarella at Home

Your next weekend project awaits.

Drinks

What Is an Apéritif, Anyway?

Here's how to have cocktail hour the French way.

Pastry

How to Make Donuts From Scratch (Like You Know What You're Doing)

Baking expert Erin McDowell shows us how it's done.

by: Erin Jeanne McDowell|June 6, 2019

Pork

How to Cook Pork Chops Like You Know What You're Doing

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by: Emma Laperruque|May 16, 2019

Sustainability

How to Turn Tonight's Vegetable Scraps Into Tomorrow's Dinner

Our test kitchen is getting scrappy.

by: Emma Laperruque|April 18, 2019

Cleaning

Spring Clean Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef

Featuring the new natural cleaner (you probably already have).

by: Emma Laperruque|March 21, 2019

Pasta

Our Test Kitchen's Favorite Way to Make Fresh Pasta Is Also the Easiest

If you have flour and eggs, you're ready.

by: Emma Laperruque|March 7, 2019

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Bread

How to Make Sourdough Bread, According to an Award-Winning Baker

The latest "Dear Test Kitchen" is fresh outta the oven.

by: Emma Laperruque|February 28, 2019

Bread

See How to Make a Sourdough Starter

We invited the ultimate expert to the test kitchen.

by: Emma Laperruque|February 21, 2019

Holiday

The Make-Ahead Side Our Test Kitchen Chef Swears By

Not what we expected.

by: Emma Laperruque|December 14, 2018

Cheese

4 Actually Useful Cheese Board Tips, According to Our Favorite Certified Cheese Professional

Yes, "certified cheese professional" is a thing.

by: Emma Laperruque|December 6, 2018

Cookie

5 Ways to Decorate Cookies Like You Actually Know What You’re Doing

We asked a pro baker for her easiest tips and tricks.

by: Emma Laperruque|November 29, 2018

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