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How to Cook

If you're looking to become a better cook, you've hit the jackpot with our extensive guide on how to cook. Our Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen has decades of tips and tricks up their sleeves, and we're happy to share them with you. We have cooking charts, essential for times and temperatures you need to know to cook meat, poultry, and vegetables to perfection. Don't miss our fantastic how-to videos that allow you to see skills in action. From basics tips like how to boil potatoes to advanced skills like how to butterfly a lobster tail, we've got you covered.

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Take a Bite Out of the Four New Apples of 2019

If your home has fans of sweeter-than-usual apples, the new apple varieties for 2019 will be winners. They're hitting shelves now or coming soon, so keep an eye out.
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One Bite and You’ll Know Why You Have to Learn How to Roast Beets

Once you master this three-step roasting method, your favorite way to eat beets will be roasted. Anyone who likes beets will love the root veggies even more when roasted because the high heat intensifies their flavor. The flip side is that roasting also brings out beets’ natural sweetness so even naysayers will be happy to dig into the vegetable.
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How to Butterfly Pork Loin and Impress Everyone at Your Table

Serve your dinner guests a memorable meal by making a juicy stuffed pork loin roast. We’ll show you step-by-step how to butterfly a pork loin so you can create eye-catching pinwheels.
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How to Make an All-Butter Piecrust for the Best Holiday Pies

If you believe butter is best, or you ran out of shortening and need to know how to make piecrust without shortening, here's how to make a piecrust containing only flour, salt, butter, and water. The combination is almost magical in how it bakes up into light, flaky piecrusts.
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We're Settling the Debate: Here's Where to Store All Your Produce

Some fruits and veggies keep best in the fridge. Some should never be put there! To help your produce last as long as possible, we made a list of which produce does best when chilled, as well as those that should be left on the counter.