Cooking Guides
Ground Ginger vs Fresh vs Crystallized: The Ratio Both Ways, and When Dried Wins
They share a name and almost nothing else. Here's how to trade one for another...
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Out of Cinnamon: Allspice, Nutmeg, Cardamom and Pumpkin Pie Spice, With Ratios
Four jars that can cover for cinnamon, the amounts that actually work, and the dishes...
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Garlic Powder vs Fresh Garlic: The Ratio, and the Dishes Where It Doesn't Work
An eighth of a teaspoon per clove is the number. Knowing when that number is...
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Acid Without Water: Sumac for Lemon Juice and Zest, and What the Ratio Costs You
A tablespoon of lemon juice is mostly water. Here's where that water wrecks the dish,...
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Spice Ratios: How Much to Use Per Pound, Per Pot, Per Sheet Pan
Most recipes underseason by half. Here are the numbers to start from, the spices that...
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