Cooking Tips and Kitchen How-Tos
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How to Clean Your Kitchen in 15 Minutes a Week (Without Moving House)
Fifteen minutes once a week, plus a few two-minute daily habits, keeps a family kitchen properly clean. Here's the minute-by-minute routine and what to do monthly.
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Wood, Bamboo, Plastic or Glass? The Best Chopping Board Material (and the One to Bin)
Wood, bamboo, plastic or glass? Wood and bamboo are kindest to your knives, plastic needs the dishwasher, and glass should never meet a blade. Here's why.
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How to Use a Can Opener - and How to Get In When You Can't Find One
Old-school openers cut down through the lid, side-cut ones slice the rim so the edges stay smooth. Both turn clockwise. No opener? A dessert spoon gets you in. Put the...
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Stop Guessing: How to Use a Meat Thermometer Without Stabbing Dinner to Death
Where to poke it, the number you want for chicken, turkey, beef, lamb and pork, and why a big joint comes out of the oven 5C early.
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How to Clean and Oil a Wooden Chopping Board
Wash it by hand in hot soapy water, dry it standing up, and rub in food-grade mineral oil about once a month - or whenever a drop of water soaks...
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