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An American culinary icon that's been around for more than a hundred years, the Waldorf salad is easy to prepare but wonderfully satisfying. And while it's hard to beat the classic combination of fresh, crisp apples and celery, juicy grapes, and crunchy walnuts all tossed in a creamy, tangy dressing, our version employs a simple step that sets it apart and makes it even more special.

Crispy and delicious roasted brussels sprouts are satisfying on their own, but finished with sweet chili sauce and pancetta, they’re a sure crowd pleaser.

We tested seven Keurigs by brewing hot coffee, iced coffee, lattes, and cappuccinos. Our two favorite brewers were intuitive, budget-friendly, and easy to clean.

Mash roasted garlic with tender Yukon Golds for the creamiest garlic mashed potatoes.

The diversity of Middle Eastern food is as vast as the region, but there is plenty of common ground—from earthy spices and vibrant herbs to cooking techniques. We've gathered recipes that showcase dishes that are both uniquely regional and ubiquitous across multiple national cuisines—all perfect for sharing.

Half-and-half has many applications in cooking, but it’s an ingredient that not everyone keeps around. We spoke with a chef and our editorial director to learn more about half-and-half’s role in recipes, as well as which commonly touted substitutes work and which don’t.

This luxurious take on baked mac and cheese is our go-to make-ahead meal in the fall.

With a lightly sweetened and subtly spiced filling of tender apples and a crisp, flaky crust, this large-format apple pie is sure to be the star of the show.

Cheesy, meaty, and tender sausage balls are staple passed hors d'oeuvres at holiday parties throughout the South. This easy sausage ball recipe takes mere minutes to prepare, and the result is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

The best dishwashing sponges can wash glassware, dinnerware, pots, and pans. We tested 16 sponges and wands to find the seven best for any job.

This salad featuring pan-roasted pears, hearty winter greens, Gouda cheese, and crunchy candied hazelnuts is complemented by a tart balsamic vinaigrette. It’s perfect to serve as a starter or even a light meal.

We at Serious Eats take a food-centric holiday like Thanksgiving very seriously. Here’s what we plan to make for our own celebrations this year.

The Thai dessert sangkaya faktong features a creamy pandan-scented coconut milk custard cooked inside a kabocha squash—aka a kobocha pumpkin—until tender. This recipe swaps the traditional steaming for baking, for sangkaya faktong with a more intense flavor. Once sliced into wedges, it’s even better than pumpkin pie.

This smoked turkey breast recipe requires just a handful of ingredients and a mere 20 minutes of hands-on time—a simple brine and your grill do the rest of the work, infusing your bird with incredible smoky flavor.

Phyllo dough has many applications, both sweet and savory. Use this collection of recipes to turn a box of the pastry into something delicious.

This buttery, flaky French dough is a versatile base for pies, tarts, and other pastries.

Spiced with turmeric and flavored with a fragrant onion and tomato masala, moong dal is an aromatic dish that’s a staple in many South Asian households, including mine.

We sipped and compared 14 different Nespresso coffee pods for the Vertuo and Original machines. We found the best-tasting light roast, dark roast, and flavored pods.

Liven your holiday table up with this perfectly set, deeply flavorful jellied cranberry sauce. It's just as smooth and sliceable as canned cranberry sauce, but the flavor is so much better.

We tested the pizza oven by making Neapolitan, Detroit, and Roman-style pizzas to see if it could bake up perfect pies quickly.

Each of this Mississippi mud pie's three mouthwatering layers—crunchy cookie crust, fudgy brownie, and creamy pudding— features a jaw-dropping amount of chocolate, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

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In the cold months of winter there’s nothing better than digging into a warm, custardy bread pudding. The good news is it’s incredibly easy to make: Just soak chunks of toasted bread in a spiced vanilla custard and bake the casserole until the top is crisp for a comforting and crowd pleasing dessert for holidays or any day.

A butane torch can liven up your cooking experience, charring and caramelizing dishes and letting you smoke drinks.

We spent a week making spritz cookies and cheese straws using seven top-rated cookie presses to find the three best ones for home bakers.

From a Lodge cast iron skillet to our favorite Le Creuset Dutch oven on sale, these are the kitchen gifts we think your loved ones will hold onto for years. Our editors are sure you’ll never catch them regifting our top picks.

This on-sale kit includes two of our favorite thermometers, which will absolutely help you make a perfectly cooked bird on Thanksgiving.

These five menus will set you up for any sports-viewing scenario, whether you expect your guests to be crying into the spinach and artichoke dip or doing a victory dance around the living room while brandishing a Buffalo wing.

The Lavatools Javelin is an inexpensive digital thermometer with a foldable probe and a magnetic back for easy storage.

Pair wedges of roasted acorn squash with thick slices of jammy, caramelized red onions, then top it with an orange juice- and honey-tinged vinaigrette for a delicious side. The key to its success is our unique roasting technique.

Your field is the kitchen, and you're happy to be in there all day prepping homemade jalapeño poppers and making pizza bagel bites from scratch while everyone else is watching the game. That's right—this one's for you, nerds! And we're right there with you.

Shrimp cocktail, bacon-wrapped figs, and more fancy-pants snacks for when you're certain you'll be celebrating your team's success

Dig into these recipes for pickle dip, snack mix, kettle corn, deviled eggs and more easy-to-transport dishes to take to your next tailgate or sports-viewing potluck.

When the odds are even, tame your guests’ game-day stress with these filling, large-format dishes like party-size chicken parm subs and fully-loaded poutine.

Take your mind off your team being a fully lost cause with fully loaded nachos and more comfort foods that are perfect for watching sports with your hands over your eyes.

In this collection of seven culinary travel guides, Serious Eats' food experts and recipe creators take you on highly personal tours of gastronomic destinations around the world. Grab your passport and let's go to Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Mumbai, Taipei, and Paris!

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is London, where we're exploring classic pub fare, dim sum, high tea, and more. Your guides are British pastry chef, recipe developer, and cookbook author Nicola Lamb and American recipe developer Rebecca Frey, who now lives in London. They're also sharing recipes for making British favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Paris, where we're exploring bistros, brasseries, patisseries, and more. Your guides are frequent Paris visitors Daniel Gritzer and Genevieve Yam, who are also sharing recipes for making Parisian favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Bangkok, where we're exploring the best curries, satays, noodles, and more. Your guides are Thai native and cookbook author Pailin Chongchitnant, as well as Brooklyn-based chef and Thai expert Derek Lucci, both of whom are also sharing recipes for making Thai favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Taipei, where we're exploring the best night markets, tea houses, and breakfast shops in the city. Your guide is Clarissa Wei, an award-winning food writer and current resident of the city, who is also sharing recipes for making Taiwanese favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Buenos Aires, where we're exploring cafes, markets, butchers, and, yes, bakers. Your guide is Kevin Vaughn, a writer, cook, and tour operator who's been living in Buenos Aires for more than a decade. He's also sharing recipes for making Argentinian favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Cairo, where we're exploring the best street carts, bazaars, souks, and restaurants. Your guide is Nermine Mansour, a former resident and frequent visitor to the city, who is also sharing recipes for making Egyptian favorites at home.

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Mumbai, where we're exploring everything from street food to sit downs. Your guide is cookbook author and recipe developer Chetna Makan, who is also sharing recipes for making Indian favorites at home.

We've rounded up 10 recipes for sirloin steak—one of the most versatile and affordable cuts of beef— that prove you don't need an expensive cut to get the taste of juicy, tender steak. Whether chicken-fried or skewered, these recipes will still feel like a splurge.

We baked batches and batches to land on a recipe for tender, custardy baked French toast casserole.

Crispy and tender plantains, crunchy pork cracklings, punchy garlic, and a savory broth are all mashed together to make this flavorful and beloved Puerto Rican dish. Served alongside caldo (seasoned chicken broth), it’s a filling meal.

After tasting our way through 11 brands of cornbread mix, we found two overall winners we’d be happy to serve at our own Thanksgiving tables, as well as several other worthy contenders.

Glistening, juicy chicken with crispy skin and a rich, lemony pan-sauce that clings to every bite is not only delicious, but easy to make at home. It requires just one skillet and can be ready in under an hour.

We tried the Origami pour-over against one of our top picks, evaluating its brew quality, ease of use, and more.

Originally an obscure breakfast item enjoyed mainly by the Chinese refugees who introduced it, fan tuan—a portable burrito-shaped rice roll typically filled with pork floss and a crispy cruller—has become an everyday staple in Taiwan.

This palm-sized thermometer makes it easy to check the temperature of your oven, keep an eye on a roast, and maintain the temperature of a braise.

From a lasagna and eggplant mash-up to an at-home PSL, see what our editors are most excited to cook this month.

These tender chicken thighs with crispy skin are bathed in a fragrant blend of soy sauce, brown sugar, and warm spices, evoking the flavors of classic Cantonese soy sauce chicken.

We’ve been testing cookie-baking tools for years, so you can trust our recommendations for holiday baking essentials. We’ve rounded up a baker’s dozen—13—tools for cookies and more.

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, election night can be stressful. This collection of comforting recipes is meant to provide just a bit of solace and distraction, at least temporarily.

This hearty, satisfying dish of spiced pigeon peas is one of the most widely consumed dishes in India.

We’re thrilled about all the fall sales happening at Amazon right now, including deals from some tried-and-true kitchen products we’ve stood by for years. Save up to 47% on Breville espresso machines, Le Creuset Dutch ovens, Vitamix blenders, and more.

Beef wet fry—tender bite-size beef chunks coated in a thick tomato-based sauce—is a popular home-cooked dish throughout Kenya and this version comes together from start to finish in under 30 minutes. Serve it alongside rice or ugali (cooked cornmeal) for an easy weeknight dinner.

The best fall vegetarian mains make the most of what autumn has to offer, like hearty squashes, mushrooms, potatoes, sturdy kale, and Brussel sprouts. From super fast and creamy pressure cooker risotto to baked pasta and hearty soups, these recipes are deeply flavorful and richly satisfying.

A pasta strainer takes up way less space than a colander, but still drains small amounts of pasta very well.

Everything you love about the classic British dish, but stuffed into a baked potato.

Keep this classic sausage stuffed mushrooms recipe in mind when you’re looking for the perfect savory bite-size passed hors d'oeuvres for entertaining.

Fellow recently introduced an electric lid for the Atmos coffee canister, which automatically pumps out air to keep coffee beans fresh. We’ve been using it for months to see how it works.

We tested five methods for defrosting ground beef to find the best way to do it quickly and safely.

After tasting our way through nine freshly made pies prepared with these frozen crusts, we crowned an overall winner we’d be happy to invite to our own Thanksgiving celebrations, as well as a few other worthy contenders.

We tested 10 espresso tampers to find out which four were the easiest and most comfortable to use.

No frills, no tricks, no complicated steps—just solid technique for easy and delicious Italian-American meatballs in tomato sauce.

These seasonal recipes come together quickly and highlight the bounty of produce available during the fall, including carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and more.

These tender, buttery dinner rolls have become a staple on restaurant tables across the US, but they’re simple enough to whip up in your own kitchen. Make them for Thanksgiving and other holidays or just for dinner.

This social media–famous crispy Italian pasta dish with spicy tomato sauce is fairly easy to make at home but also very messy—here's how to do it, with a few warnings if you do decide to attempt it.

Both jasmine and basmati rice are aromatic, long-grain varieties, but they have distinct characteristics in terms of flavor, aroma, texture, and culinary uses. We examined the key differences between the two, and when it's OK to swap one for the other.

These sandwich-style cookies feature a silky, pale yellow custard powder–flavored buttercream between two crumbly rectangular biscuits.

According to our years of testing, these are the best baking tools to get your banana bread to the next level, including a Lodge cast iron skillet, USA loaf pan, OXO spatula, GIR balloon whisk, and more.

Take pasta alla Norma's fried eggplant, tomato sauce, and cheese, but make it lasagna.

This creamy tiramisu evokes the bittersweet, autumnal flavors of a pumpkin spice latte.

The best meal prep tools help you cook big batches of food and store it in organized containers. We think these 14 items are essential for (mostly) smooth weeks ahead.

Mexico’s nourishing soup of tender pork, puréed chiles, and plump kernels of hominy has been cherished for centuries.

Beef rendang is an iconic Indonesian dish of beef slow cooked in coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, and other Southeast Asian aromatics until meltingly tender.

Savory and sweet all at once, an elegant layered chicken bastila is a centerpiece at most Moroccan special occasions. This simplified skillet version features a savory stewed chicken filling topped with eggs and crunchy almonds, all topped with a crisp pastry dough. It’s easy enough for a weeknight, but worthy of a celebration.

An instant-read thermometer is a kitchen essential that helps you avoid over- and under-cooking your foods. According to our tests, the best of the best is the ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE. It’s fast, accurate, and compact. Grab it on sale for 30% off.

The Pulltaps waiter’s corkscrew impressed us so much during testing that it became our new favorite wine opener, beating our previous favorite. It’s compact, efficient, and securely removes corks.

As the temperature begins to drop, we like to look to cozy recipes to warm us up. These eight chicken recipes are comfort food at its finest.

A collection of classic French recipes and guides so you can recreate the bistro experience at home anytime you want.

Put together a great French cheese plate with help from a cheese expert at Murray's Cheese in New York. Dive into hard cheeses like Comté, soft cheeses like Camembert, blues like Roquefort, rustic picks, and more, plus get advice on how to store and serve them.

If you’re shopping for a reusable straw, you have four options: metal, silicone, bamboo, or glass. We tested 13 straws to find the five best for smooth sipping.

Amazon’s secret kitchen outlet is overflowing with sales. We rounded up the best 10 Amazon outlet deals, with up to 48% off tested favorites from Vitamix, KitchenAid, Staub, Cuisinart, and more.

Stack layers of crisp, delicate puff pastry with vanilla pastry cream for a pâtisserie-worthy dessert.

Recreating steak frites at home can be tricky. But with the right techniques, you can make a restaurant-worthy steak and extra-crispy fries—complete with a creamy sauce—in your very own kitchen.

Simmer the crepes in the buttery orange sauce, add a dash of liqueur, then set the entire thing ablaze.

Crispy, golden brown pork-belly croquettes served with sauce gribiche is a modern and far more accessible take on the French classic called tête de veau.

Tender, pan-fried fish fillets with a rich browned butter sauce and crispy almonds requires just one skillet and takes only minutes to cook. It's easy enough for a weeknight dinner, but impressive enough for any special occasion.

Made with flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and a few other pantry staples, this rich, fudgy cake is what I make when I find myself short on eggs or have a late-night chocolate craving.

We tested the Yeti French press by brewing pot after pot of coffee and evaluating how long it kept coffee hot, as well as how easy it was to pour from.

This silky-smooth soup is loaded with baked potato flavor.

Chewy, rustic, and ridiculously satisfying, homemade cavatelli are surprisingly easy and fun to make from scratch. Pair the fresh pasta with your favorite tomato sauce or ragu for a restaurant-worthy meal at home.

Basmati rice is known for its delicate fragrance, tender grains, and fluffy texture. We spoke with an Indian chef and a California rice farmer to learn more about how this variety is cultivated, how to shop for and cook it, and ideas for using it in various cuisines.

This elegant green peppercorn pan sauce requires just a handful of ingredients and is easy to prepare. Spoon it over seared steak, chicken, pork, or even fish for a restaurant-worthy dinner.

From coffee cake and apple cider doughnuts to snickerdoodles and a variation of horchata, these are our favorite sweet recipes starring the warm and earthy spice.

To find the best ceramic cookware, we tested 11 skillets. Our three top picks had slick surfaces and comfortable handles and were relatively durable.