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A ripe pineapple with golden colored flesh

How to Ripen a Pineapple Fast

Freshly shucked oysters on ice with lemon wedges

How to Shuck Oysters at Home

Find out how long to microwave bacon, whether you’ve got regular or thick-cut bacon. Learn how to cook bacon using a microwave bacon cooker or just paper towels and a plate. It’s fast and produces delicious crispy bacon with easy cleanup!

How Long to Microwave Bacon

How Long to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Carving up a whole boiled chicken

How Long to Boil Chicken

Perfectly boiled hot dogs in buns and dressed with mustard

How Long to Boil Hot Dogs

Peeling and slicing a ripe banana on a cutting board

How to Freeze Bananas

A bowl of freshly cut papaya with berries and mint sprigs

How to Cut and Eat Papaya

Reverse seared ribeye steak in a cast iron pan with fresh rosemary

How to Reverse Sear a Steak

How long do potatoes last? It depends on the variety of potato such as these red potatoes, Yukon Golds, russets and baby potatoes

How Long Do Potatoes Last

Cross sectional view of the main degrees of steak doneness including blue rare, rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done

Steak Doneness Guide

Medium-size, peeled, tail-on shrimp in a bowl after boiling with a beautiful orange-pink color

Shrimp Sizes (How Many Shrimp in a Pound)

A great turkey brine is the first step to getting tender and juicy turkey, whether roasted or smoked. Learn how to brine a turkey with this quick and easy recipe made with salt, water, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, citrus, and aromatics. No more dried-out turkey!

How to Brine A Turkey

Szechuan Peppercorn is a fragrant but mouth-numbing Chinese spice that’s used in many Szechuan dishes such as Szechuan Chicken and Dan Dan Noodles. Learn how to use, store, substitute it, and more!

Szechuan Peppercorn and Substitutes

Cross-sectional view of a chuck eye steak cooked medium and showing a pale pink color

What is Chuck Eye Steak & How to Cook It

The Best Ever Pork Chop Marinade produces tender and flavorful pork chops every time! It’s an easy pork marinade recipe made with soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, olive oil, and ketchup. You can use the marinated pork chops for grilling, pan frying, or baking.

BEST EVER Pork Chop Marinade

How long to grill steak depends on steak cut, steak thickness and steak doneness

How Long to Grill Steak

Placing the sealing lid onto a slow cooker

How to Use a Slow Cooker

Sofrito is an aromatic sauce that’s mild and sweet with a little kick. It’s a popular condiment for many Puerto Rican dishes and other Spanish recipes. Plus, it’s so easy to make and ready in 15 minutes!

Sofrito Recipe

Fluffy microwave rice in a serving bowl ready to combine with other dishes to make a delicious meal

Easy Microwave Rice

Shrimp cocktail using jumbo shrimp with tails on and boiled briefly to perfect doneness

How Long to Boil Shrimp

Sautéed shrimp with teriyaki sauce

How to Cook Shrimp (5 Easy Methods)

A delicious grilled bone in pork chop cooked to perfection, as an example of how long to grill pork chops

How Long to Grill Pork Chops

The most flavorful homemade Steak Sauce is made with just a handful of simple ingredients and takes only 15 minutes. It tastes so much better than the store-bought steak sauce.

The Best Homemade Steak Sauce