Ever wondered the difference between sautéing and stir-frying? Or a skillet and a saucepan? Our cooking terms glossary to the rescue! Every craft has its own language, and that includes cooking.

Ready to move forward in your discovery of new cooking terms? If you’ve avoided a recipe in the past because you didn’t recognize some of the terms or tools, this guide can help! Once you understand ...

Cooking is stressful enough as it is. We hate when we get halfway through a recipe and realize we have no fucking clue what it actually means to sauté onions, blanch veggies, or bring something to a ...

Has a term you didn't know ever stopped you from trying out a new recipe? When it comes to cooking, there are plenty of methods the average home chef may be unfamiliar with, but that doesn't mean you ...

Al dente: Italian for “to the tooth.” It describes pasta that is cooked until it offers a slight resistance when bitten into, rather than cooked until soft. Bake: To cook food, covered or uncovered, ...

From pasta perfection to fine dining phrases, here’s your curated guide to understanding common fancy food terms from across the globe. Or you might have seen it on a restaurant menu, watching a ...

You can’t open a cookbook without stumbling across a few French phrases. But do you know what they mean? You will by the time you finish reading this. A lot of great things come from France — Chanel, ...

What do "organic," natural" and "grass-fed" mean anyway? Food labels can be the source of misconceptions. Getty Images — -- intro:I frequently meet my clients at their local supermarkets so we ...

Not so long ago, if you had invited someone over for a meal of something charred, they would have assumed that you were apologizing for burning dinner. Yet now, “charred” is desirable. It signifies ...