Cooking Your Freezer Makes the Best Jam Bright banana, blueberry, and strawberry jams can be yours fast—no cooking required. Story: Daniel Holzman
Cooking Precut Fruit Can Be Your Friend Cocoa nibs, sour cream, and scoops of Tajín will transform bland peaches and underripe melon into something extraordinary. Story: Daniel Holzman
Cooking Don’t Buy the $8 Watermelon Water For the best watermelon juice, all you need is five minutes and a blender. Story: Anna Hezel
Cooking Grate Expectations Not only for lemons, the Microplane zester is as versatile a tool as any for the home cook. Story: Yasmin Fahr
Cooking 300% More Frittata Baking eggs by the dozen is smart. Using a sheet pan is smarter. Story: Lukas Volger
Cooking I’m Not Smiling. My Knife Is Smiling. It may seem like a holdover from the Italian nonnas of yore, but here’s why the mezzaluna should make the cut in the modern home cook’s kitchen. Story: Danielle Bernabe
Cooking People Love to Hate the Garlic Press Chefs claim that it makes garlic taste bad, and home cooks worry that it’s a cheap shortcut. But are either of them right? Story: Emily Timberlake
Cooking Buy a Mandoline Already There’s a lot to love about the chef's favorite kitchen cutting tool—no knife or cutting board necessary. Story: Tatiana Bautista
Cooking Cauliflower. Under a Brick. It’s a well-known fact that cooking a chicken under a brick (or skillet) helps get that allover golden crust, but how does the technique translate to vegetables? Story: A.A. Newton
Cooking Tiny Homes, Tinier Kitchens When it comes to kitchen square footage, less really is more. Story: Tatiana Bautista