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The calculator lets you figure out how much liquid is needed for the right consistency. Simply plug-in what kind of bread you’re using and what sort of stuffing texture you want, no guesswork required. Different breads take on liquids at different rates. Fresh bread is already wet, meaning it’ll soak up fewer broth. Conversely, dry … Read more

Making Vietnamese spring rolls is usualy traumatic the first time. Out come the water, the wrappers, and the filling. Everything were laid out with care. Then comes the dipping. You wait too long, and rice paper becomes a wet napkin ready to tear at the slightest touch. Trust me: It’s frustrating. But it’s rarely the … Read more

There you stand in the grocery aisle with a package of chicken breast in your hand. Two pounds, it says on the label. But what does that realy mean? How many pieces of chicken is there? That’s a frequent issue among both first-time meal preppers and cooks. The above calculator run through the numbers for … Read more

There’s a particular brand of kitchen anxiety that comes with taking some fresh cukes out of the fridge, intending to pickle them: What if I overpickled them, and they’re now mush? Or what if I overpickle them, and lose the bright, snappy crunch? The thing about refrigerator pickles is there is no fixed timeline. A … Read more

The element glows a fiery-red in seconds, and that’s when you see it: that visual feedback fools you into believing your oven’s ready. But it’s not. Although the air within its cavity may now reach temperatures hot enough to burn your hair off, the actual piece of metal upon which you’ll cook; the part you … Read more

Instead of panicking that you’ll run out of wine during a party, think about wine as fuel instead of some magical thing that will dissapears by magic. The math is simple, but there are plenty of variables to consider. But there are a lot more variables. The good news is the math is straightforward, though. … Read more

The trial-and-error method is how most home bakers learn to eyeball their frostings. You’re smoothening out the last side of your cake when suddenly you realize there’s no more buttercream, and now you have a structural crisis on your hands. Trying to scrape out the leftover frosting from bowl only to put it in mixer … Read more

There’s no room for doubt: it’s time to make dough, and you’re not sure if there’s enough water, or even whether the starter is powerful enough. Now you stare into the bag of flour and then at the bubbling jar of yeast, and you think about how the kitchen suddeny feels like a science lab … Read more

Baking bread doesn’t follow the same rules as other recipes. Volume isn’t precise. Doubling all ingredients, flour and water in particular; just makes the dough sticky or dense. Depending on your scooping technique, a single cup of flour could weigh anywhere from 180g-200g. When you multiply that error by five, your hydration rate has drifted … Read more

If you ever find yourself with a jar full of marshmallows that just won’t close, there’s a certain kind of panic that set in. Don’t worry: You’re not alone. More often than not, it isn’t a matter of skill. It is just geometry. Fitting these pliable, formless blobs into glass cylinders are a tricky business … Read more