While your friends are financing their "smart" kitchens, you could be mastering the same techniques that help professional chefs create magic with nothing but a beat-up pan and sharp knife.

Alton Brown has built his culinary career on asking one question: How can this be done better? Over the years, the television host, author, and food scientist has experimented with different ways to ...

Have you been using salt wrong all your life? Are you marinating too long, thinking that it’s necessary for flavoring? Find out which cooking techniques are the subject of heated debates among ...

We tested six methods for cooking rice and this one was the surprising winner. All six methods started with the same prep — rinsing and soaking the rice for 30 minutes — to remove surface starch and ...