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How to Make Sauce Out of Your Pan's Brown Bits (a.k.a Fond)

Don't wash away them most flavorful bits in your pan. They're called fond, and they're the start of a very good pan sauce. Here's what you need to know.

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Hot Pepper

The 17 Best Hot Sauces for Fried Eggs, Grilled Cheese, Bloody Marys—the List Goes On

Our favorite cooks and writers gave us the scoop.

Apple

The 11 Best Apples for Outrageously Tasty Applesauce

Whether you like your sauce sweet, tangy, or tart, there's an apple on this list for you.

Middle Eastern

Making Homemade Pomegranate Molasses Is Easy As 1, 2, 3

Three ingredients are all you need.

Backyard BBQ

9 BBQ Sauce Brands Ready for Chicken, Ribs, Tofu, You Name It

Food writers and chefs tell us about their can't-miss picks to slather all summer long.

by: Rebecca Firkser|July 30, 2020

Salad Dressing

A 3-Ingredient Sauce to Upgrade Whatever's Around

This week's Big Little Recipe is here to make anything—from quick salads to rice bowls to leftover chicken—a whole lot happier.

by: Emma Laperruque|May 19, 2020

Chicken

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.

by: Amanda Sims|January 29, 2020

Soy Sauce

8 Soy Sauce Substitutes to Add Punch in a Pinch

From coconut aminos to Worcestershire, these are the proxies we call in—and doctor up—in lieu of soy sauce.

by: Emma Laperruque|January 10, 2020

Spicy

What's the Most Surprising Thing You Put Hot Sauce On?

We're spilling our deepest, darkest hot sauce secrets—on a Slack thread.

by: Erin Alexander|December 20, 2019

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The 20-Minute Fresh Tomato Sauce You'll Actually Want to Make This Winter

It'll reliably, deliciously brighten up pasta, hummus, or a bowl of brothy soup—year round.

by: Louisa Shafia|November 13, 2019

Indian

This Nostalgic Tomato Sauce Will Always Have a Place in My Pantry

On Maggi Hot & Sweet, one of the most consistent food relationships of my life.

by: Arati Menon|November 1, 2019

Chicken

This Unexpected Cocktail Ingredient Is the Key to Superior Chicken Wings

Chef Tyler Kord shows us the way.

by: Brinda Ayer|October 22, 2019

French

How to Make a Roux Perfectly, Every Single Time

Thick and creamy sauces, right this way!

by: Amelia Vottero|October 8, 2019

Condiment

This 'Magic Green Sauce' Earns Its Name, Thanks to a Few Tricks

And we're putting it on everything we eat.

by: Ella Quittner|August 30, 2019

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