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Video Tips

How to Make Perfect Pie Crust

Video Tip: How to Make Perfect Pie Crust

October 13, 2015
Video Tip: Mixing Muffin Batter

Video Tip: Mixing Muffin Batter Perfectly + Bonus Tip

September 22, 2015
How to Easily Wring Out Zucchini

Video: How to Easily Wring Out Zucchini

August 5, 2015

Video Tip: How to Dip Stuff in Chocolate Like a Pro

December 9, 2014

Video Tip: How to Easily Temper Chocolate at Home

December 9, 2014
How to Chiffonade Basil

Video Tip: How to Chiffonade Fresh Basil {A Simple Kitchen Skill Everyone Needs To Know}

June 11, 2014
How To Caramelize Creme Brulee

Video Tip: How to Caramelize Crème Brulee

April 17, 2014
How to Frost Cupcakes

Video Tip: How to Frost Cupcakes {Bakery Style!}

March 17, 2014

Video Tip: How to Quickly and Easily Drizzle Chocolate

February 27, 2014
Video Tip: How to Shape Dinner Rolls

Video Tip: How to Shape Perfectly Round Dinner Rolls {Bonus: Shaping Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns, Too}

January 30, 2014
How To Peel An Entire Head of Garlic

Video Tip: How to Peel An Entire Head of Garlic Quickly!

January 16, 2014

Video Tip: How to Cut Grape Tomatoes and Other Pesky Foods Quickly

January 6, 2014
How to Split and Scrape a Fresh Vanilla Bean

Video Tip: How to Easily Split and Scrape a Vanilla Bean

February 3, 2013

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