Ingredient Guides

What are the best apples for baking? What oil should I use for cooking? What is aquafaba and how do I use it? Our Ingredient Guides reveal all.
chili con carne in a yellow pot
Chile Powder vs. Chili Powder: Yes, There's a Huge Difference
Hard boiled eggs sliced in horizontally and set on a wooden board.
This Is How Long Hard-Boiled Eggs Last in Your Fridge
Red onion and yellow onion over a blue and peach color block background
Red Onion vs. Yellow Onion: An Expert Explains the Difference
Bottle of vegetable oil on the left and a bottle of canola oil on the right (both on a counter)
Canola Oil vs. Vegetable Oil: An Expert Explains the Difference
Images of yellow and white onions on a colorful (peach and green) background
Yellow Onion vs. White Onion: An Expert Explains the Difference
Illustrations of two jars (one Miracle Whip, another mayo), both personified with faces, hands, and shoes. Miracle Whip jar mischieviously shaking it's contents on the forlorned mayo jar, who's using its lid to block the miracle whip using.
Mayo vs. Miracle Whip: The Experts Weigh In
Photo of the packaged meat section on a blue and green background with yellow polka dots
5 Chicken Labels You Should Stop Paying Extra For, According to a Food Editor
A block of cheese grated on a cutting board
Parmigiano Reggiano vs. Parmesan: An Expert Explains the Difference
Sweet potatoes in a brown bowl
The Only Way To Prevent Sweet Potatoes From Shriveling Up and Rotting
Photo of small jars with sprinkles and on the edges of the photo, a blue and yellow polka dotted border
Ummm… What Do You Mean by “Nonpareil”?
Carton of eggs on the counter and some blue and yellow lines in the lower right corner of the photo
Is It Safe to Eat Expired Eggs?
Head of Butter Lettuce
Meet the 6 Most Common Types of Lettuce
Hot Sauces
Do You Really Need to Refrigerate Hot Sauce?
blueberries on the vine
The One Thing You Should Always Check When Buying Fresh Blueberries
Inside a refrigerator
The 13 Foods This Mom of Three Always Keeps in the Fridge
Pantry
I Am a Mom of Three—These Are the 11 Pantry Staples I Always Have Around
A pile of peaches in a grocery store, baskets of other fruits in the background. Some of the peaches have visible stickers
The 3 Easiest Ways To Tell if a Peach Is Ripe
Egg with small crack
Is It Safe To Eat an Egg With a Small Crack On It? Here's What the Experts Say
Whipped cream in a bowl
Heavy Cream vs. Whipping Cream: A Food Editor Explains the Difference
Bowl of green beans
Never Buy Fresh Green Beans From This Part of the Grocery Store
Bowl of Calamansi With Stems and Leaves
What Is Calamansi?
hand placing grapes in a bowl
The Only Way To Prevent Your Grapes From Shriveling and Rotting
A ceramic bowl of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
What Are Chipotle Peppers?
Bowl of watermelon cubes with watermelon slices behind it on a wood serving platter
The 3 Easiest Ways To Tell if a Watermelon Is Ripe
Close-up: Mussels and Clams on Ice on a Baking Tray
What's the Difference Between Clams and Mussels?
Leeks on a Cutting Board on a Counter
What Are Leeks?
celery on a cutting board
This One Trick Will Keep Your Celery Crisp for Longer
Photo of Jello on a Spoon With a Fun Background
What Is Gelatin Made Of?
sliced cucumbers on a cutting board
The Real Reason Cucumbers Look and Feel Waxy
Two Salmon Fillets With Skin Salted Using Coarse Salt, and Next to It, More Salt in a Bowl and Some on the Counter
What’s the Difference Between Atlantic and Pacific Salmon?
Red slicer tomato among cherry grape and roma tomatoes
The Only Way To Prevent Tomatoes From Getting Mealy or Rotten
honey in jar
Is Crystallized Honey Safe To Eat? Here’s What the Experts Say
person adding a pinch of salt to pot
This Is Exactly How Much a Pinch Is
Washed Spinach Drained in Colander for Vegan Creamed Spinach
The Only Way To Prevent Spinach From Getting Slimy and Gross
vegetables in crisper drawer
The Only Way To Prevent Fruits and Vegetables in Your Fridge From Rotting
red wine pouring in cup
This Is How Long an Open Bottle of Wine Will Last
Variety of Asian Noodles on a Counter (Some Dried, Some Cooked) for A Guide to Asian Noodles
A Guide to Asian Noodles
2 bananas on green bowl
3 Easy Ways To Prevent Bananas From Turning Brown Too Quickly
Oregano on the Counter
What Is Oregano?
eggs on a table
Is It Worth Paying Extra Money for Grade AA vs. Grade A Eggs?
Bowl of Onion Powder
What Is Onion Powder?
Three Bulbs of Fennel Lined Up on a Cutting Board
What Is Fennel?
Side salad recipe with peaches, goat cheese, and pistachios toss together the salad and dressing
The Only Way To Prevent Bagged Salads and Greens From Rotting
Radicchio for Grilled Radicchio Salad
What Is Radicchio?
Endives on Their Roots
What Is Endive?
Potatoes with sprouts
Is It Safe To Eat Sprouted Potatoes? Here’s What the Experts Say
Bunch of Dill on the Counter
What Is Dill?
Chives on a Counter
What Are Chives?
Bowl of Dry Marjoram Next to Sprigs of Fresh Marjoram
What Is Marjoram?
Egg cartons at the grocery store
7 Egg Labels You Should Stop Paying Extra Money For
Unbaked salmon on a foil lined baking sheet to make Garlic Butter Baked Salmon.
Why Is Some Salmon Darker Than Other Salmon?
Parsley in a Vase of Water
What Is Parsley?
Spoonful of Worcestershire Sauce Lifted from a Jar Sitting on a Decorative Wooden Board Covered in Garlic Cloves and Cloves
Worcestershire Sauce
60 mins
Escarole
What Are Chicories?
Three Bowls with Different Types of Couscous (Labeled), Two of the Bowls Are on a Circular Tray and Surrounded by a Teal Kitchen Linen
What Is Couscous?
Prawns and Shrimp on Textured Parchment Paper
Prawns Vs. Shrimp
Surprising ingredients not vegan
Surprise! 11 Ingredients That Are Not Actually Vegan
Best vegan products
The Best Vegan Products You Can Buy, According to Pros
Nutritional yeast
What Is Nutritional Yeast?
Stock Poured from the Measuring Cup into a Pan on the Stove
5 Substitutes for White Wine in Any Recipe