Stories
CHOW Tip
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Video How to Remove Seeds from Canned Tomatoes
Repurposing a common kitchen tool.
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Video How to Prevent an Avocado from Browning
A semiscientific study shows the best method.
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Video How to Deal with Rusty Cast Iron
It’s not a castoff.
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Video How to Clean a Cast Iron Pan
Remember: no soap.
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Video Don’t Scrape Your Knife’s Blade …
Across the cutting board, for goodness sake!
Entertaining
Feature
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Winter 2009 Gift Guide
The gifts keep on giving and being given.
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As Seen on TV!
Roxanne Webber’s Thanksgiving tips on timing out your dinner, what to do with the leftovers, and more.
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The CHOW 13
Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.
Nagging Question
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What’s the Difference Between Catsup and Ketchup?
Just put it on your fries and don’t worry about it.
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Why Does Pumpkin Pie Weep?
Because it’s sad that you’re overcooking it.
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When Should You Stir Versus Shake a Cocktail?
It depends on what texture and look you are after.
Project
Q&A
Supertaster
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Even Real Cooks Cheat Sometimes
This week’s mission: frozen food with highfalutin notions.
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Another Excuse to Eat Chocolate
This week’s mission: single-origin candy bars.
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Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink
This week’s mission: creamy, not chalky, meal-replacement beverages.
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What Would Willy Wonka Think?
This week’s mission: toothpastelike citrus candy.
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More Fake Diet Chocolate
This week’s mission: an aerated candy bar.
Table Manners
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Bailing Before the Host Notices
The infamous “French leave.”
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Enough with the Workplace Candy!
Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets?
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Fighting Wine Snobbery
Don’t encourage the wine bores in your life.
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How to Host a Turkey-Free Thanksgiving
Getting the meat eaters to do without.
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Girls Who Hate Girly Drinks
Bad bartenders assume you’re wimpy.
The Basics
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The Basics: How to Make Cranberry Sauce
Lose the can this Thanksgiving.
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The Basics: How to Make Turkey Gravy
Possibly the best part of Thanksgiving.
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The Basics: How to Make Mashed Potatoes
Creamy, buttery, and good with Thanksgiving gravy.
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The Basics: How to Make Pumpkin Pie
A Thanksgiving holiday classic.
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The Basics: How to Make Apple and Sage Stuffing
Fresh flavors, no box for Thanksgiving.
The Juice
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Thankful for Burgundy
It’s a special treat to taste these Thanksgiving-friendly wines in their true habitat.
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The Lowly Côtes du Rhône
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, watch your back.
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Hold Your Wineglass the Right Way
Get your grubby fingers off.
The Ten
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10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009
Send a boozy, chocolaty, or meaty present this holiday season.
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10 Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dishes
Dishes that satisfy without the need for meat.
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10 Meads You Should Try
It’s not just for jousting tournaments anymore.
You're Doing It All Wrong
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Video How to Make Holiday Punch with Erick Castro
Keep it fresh and festive.
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Video How to Brine Your Holiday Turkey with Michael Chiarello
Start with salt, of course.
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Video How to Make Mashed Potatoes with Margo True
Most people undercook the wrong potatoes.
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Video How to Time Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Roxanne Webber
You can cook ahead, you know.
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Video How to Store Your Thanksgiving Leftovers with Roxanne Webber
Proper storing leads to further eating.
