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                                                                Freezing Broth
                                                            
                                                            
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Chowhound Jed Kolko saves unused chicken broth by freezing it in cubes,  which are then easily incorporated into future recipes.
                                                             
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                                                                Salt Meat Right Before Cooking
                                                            
                                                            
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Anita Lo,  chef/co-owner of Bar Q and Annisa, is known not only for beating Mario Batali in Iron Chef, but also for her amazing mastery of pan-frie...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Core a Pepper
                                                            
                                                            
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Chef Deborah Schneider,  author of ¡Baja! Cooking on the Edge, uses a lot of green bell peppers and jalapeño peppers in her cooking. She’s a pro at...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Choose the Best Strawberries
                                                            
                                                            
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Waterbar Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti explains what a perfect strawberry should look like. Don’t waste your time and money on less perfect ...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Make Bacon for a Brunch
                                                            
                                                            
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                For mass bacon consumption,  loading up four stovetop burners with pans full of rashers isn’t realistic. Scott Kveton, founder of Bacn.com, cooks a...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Roast Beets
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Matthew Accarrino of Craft Los Angeles shows us how they do it in the back of the house.
                                                             
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                                                                How to Cut Your Own Salmon Steaks
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
                                                                Length: 0
                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                New York chef Laurence Edelman of the Mermaid Inn believes in buying fish fresh and cutting your own steaks.
                                                             
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                                                                Seasoning a Wok
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Chowhound Jed Kolko,  a Chinese-food autodidact, lays out the process: Wash out your wok, put it over high heat till it smokes, oil it, and heat it...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Core a Tomato
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Coring tomatoes is something that doesn’t take a lot of time—as Chef Deborah Schneider,  author of ¡Baja! Cooking on the Edge, shows here. But it c...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Cut Hard Squash
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Former CHOW Food Editor Aida Mollenkamp uses a serrated knife to saw through the tough skin. Alternatively,  she wraps a meat tenderizer in a towel...
                                                             
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                                                                Shiitake Mushroom Guidelines
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Far West Fungi manager Ian Garrone describes what you should be looking for when buying a shiitake mushroom. Just what are those white spots on the...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Use Up Leftover Herbs
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
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                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Matthew Accarrino of Craft Los Angeles revives the herbs with ice water before mixing them in with greens or using them to top pasta.
                                                             
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                                                                Save Your Bacon Grease
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
                                                                Length: 0
                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                Scott Kveton,  founder of Bacn.com, always saves his leftover bacon grease. He uses it to cook his next batch of bacon, creating a never-ending cyc...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Remove the Pit from an Avocado
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
                                                                Length: 36
                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                An avocado pit just sits there,  practically laughing at you, as you struggle to release it from the slippery grasp of the delicious fruit. Chef De...
                                                             
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                                                                How to Measure Dices and Chunks
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Channel:  CHOW
                                                                Length: 0
                                                                 Date: August 16, 2010
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                We know that keeping your dices and minces and juliennes uniform is crucial for consistent,  even cooking of things like roasted root vegetables. B...
                                                             
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