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Basic Cooking Skills

Basic Cooking Skills

Do you need help separating an egg, preheating the oven, or measuring a tablespoon? wikiHow’s Basic Cooking Skills category can help you learn how to sauté vegetables, cook rice, bake chicken breast, and much more! Find your way around the kitchen and learn to cook for yourself and those you care about.

Articles about Basic Cooking Skills

How to Brine a Flavorful Chicken Breast: Prep, Cooking, & More

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How to

Measure a Tablespoon
How to

Boil Water in the Microwave

Easy Ways to Test If Eggs Are Boiled or Raw
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The Best Tips for Cooking with a Slow Cooker or Crock Pot
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The 5 Best Ways for Heating Up Leftover Biscuits
How to

Cook Mince
How to

Cook
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How to

Boil Cabbage
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Cook Pork Neckbones
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How to

Preheat an Oven

How to Pan-Fry the Perfect Steak on the Stovetop
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How to

Make Olive Oil
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Boil Water
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Reheat Chicken
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How to

Cook Rice
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How to

Boil Eggs
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How to

Poach an Egg Using a Microwave
How to

Parboil Potatoes
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Fillet a Fish
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How to Season a Stainless Steel Pan with Oil
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How to

Blanch Spinach
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How to

Cook Rice in a Microwave
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How to

Clean Dark Cooking Oil
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Cook Steak in the Oven
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How to

Defrost Dough
How to

Cube Potatoes
How to

Butterfly Shrimp
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How to

Thicken Curry
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How to

Use a Blender
How to

Reduce in Cooking
How to

Melt Sugar
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How to

Grill in Your Oven
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How to

Measure Ounces
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How to

Cook Frozen Broccoli
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How to

Thaw Ground Turkey
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How to

Make Diffuser Oil
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How to

Break an Egg with One Hand
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Fluff Rice
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How to

Melt Cheddar Cheese
How to

Reduce Acidity in Cooking
How to

Simmer
How to

Substitute Whole Wheat Flour for White Flour
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Cook Frozen Bacon
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How to

Store and Reheat Pizza
How to

Whisk Eggs
How to

Melt Nutella
How to

Boil Sweet Potatoes
How to

Make Sugar Water
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How to

Blanch Carrots
How to

Cook Ginger Root
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Delicious Ways to Use Fish Stock: Soups, Paella and More
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Melt Butter
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How to

Use Cocoa as a Chocolate Substitute
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Boil Red Potatoes
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How to

Toss Pizza Dough
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How to

Cook Lettuce
How to

Balance Sweetness
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How to

Know when Sesame Oil Is Rancid
How to

Blanch Green Beans
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How to

Pan Fry
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Use Oregano in Cooking
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How to

Activate Baking Soda
How to

Sauté
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How to

Thicken Liquids
How to

Marinate a Pot Roast
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How to

Boil Artichokes
How to

Caramelize Sugar
How to

Cook an Omelette
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How to

Reuse Cooking Oil
How to

Butter Bread
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How to

Cook Rice in Pressure Cooker
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How to

Salt Peanuts
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Fix an Over‐Seasoned Dish
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How to

Clean Clams

The Right Way to Use Butter Instead of Oil in Cooking and Baking
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Separate an Egg
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How to

Clarify Stock
How to

Deep Fry at Home
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How to

Thicken Broth
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How to

Make Boiled Rice
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How to

Julienne
How to

Make Stocks for Soups and Sauces
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Make a Basic Consommé
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Wash Lettuce
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How to

Learn Cooking by Yourself
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How to

Sift Flour Without a Sifter
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How to

Dehydrate Sweet Potatoes
How to

Boil Broccoli

6 Ways to Sift Powdered Sugar With or Without a Sifter
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Make Roast Potatoes
How to

Zest an Orange
How to

Cook Rutabaga
How to

Break an Egg
How to

Caramelize Garlic
How to

Squeeze a Lemon
How to

Blanch Cauliflower
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Wash Romaine Lettuce
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Thicken Liquid with Cornstarch
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How to

Blanch Asparagus
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How to

Make Buttermilk from Milk
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Cook in an Indoor Fireplace

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