How-To - Mashed

Clara Olshansky

This Is The Right Way To Clean And Prep Artichokes

Artichokes can be a daunting vegetable, with their prickly spikes and their rules about which parts you can eat and which parts you can't. No need to be intimidated though. As long as you know what you're doing, they're pretty easy to prepare.

Karen Hart

The Avocado Hack That Simply Doesn't Work

We've all been there: You buy some unripe avocados thinking you won't be using them for a couple of days, only to find they are still hard when you are ready to make your meal that required them. Plenty of hacks in the social media-verse help you find a trick to get these babies to ripen quickly.

Maria Scinto

The Unexpected Ingredient You Should Add To Your Pizza

When you think about pizza ingredients, particularly unexpected ones, you're probably picturing some kind of topping. This secret ingredient hack, however, is something you can add to your homemade pizza crust to boost nutrition.

Hanna Claeson

This Time-Saving Egg Salad Hack Changes Everything

In the endless amount of time that it takes you to individually peel all the hardboiled eggs you need for your egg salad sandwich, you could watch the entire Lord of the Rings series. But there's a hack that allows you to prepare your egg salad eggs in just five minutes.

person walking outside of a Starbucks in NYC

Molly Harris

This Secret Starbucks Chocolate Pumpkin Frapp Is A Game-Changer

Pumpkin spice officially hit the menu earlier than ever on August 25th, and the latest creation is taking advantage of your favorite seasonal flavor. The new drink you have to try is a chocolate pumpkin creme Frappuccino.

Molly Harris

Kevin Bacon's Mango Eating Tutorial Has The Internet Buzzing

Everyone knows Kevin Bacon — six degrees and all. But, no matter how well you think you know the actor, chances are you didn't know a mango is part of his morning routine. Recently, Bacon posted a video to his Instagram account, and there's a lot for fans to love about it.

Molly Harris

Starbucks' Secret Honey Nut Cheerios Frappuccino Changes Everything

Thankfully for honey nut fans, the geniuses over at Totally the Bomb! are giving you a whole new way to enjoy a mashup of the two breakfast staples. Yep — the latest Starbucks secret menu item is a Honey Nut Cheerios Frappuccino.

Hanna Claeson

This Trick Makes Cutting Jalapeños A Breeze

But cutting into a jalapeño is another story entirely. Slicing open your favorite, hot pepper is an art, and it's on you to master it. Anyone who has cut into a jalapeño only for its seeds to explode all over your kitchen counter knows what we mean.

Hanna Claeson

Jamie Oliver's Onion Trick Is A Game Changer

There's a trick that Jamie Oliver tweeted about while preparing prawn and tuna linguine with the celebrity Italian cook, Nonna (i.e. "grandma") Rosanna.

Karen Hart

Here's How Long It Takes To Grill Hot Dogs

Humphrey Bogart famously quipped, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." How do you get a perfectly grilled hot dog that makes you want to hum the refrain of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as you eat it?

Megan Scott

Here's The Beer Substitute You Can Use In Beer Can Chicken

Chicken is one of those foods that can take on tons of different flavors, making it super versatile for home cooks. A roast chicken is hard to beat, but there is one well-qualified contender that might just come out on top: beer can chicken.

Molly Harris

The Surprising Ingredient You Should Be Adding To Your Rice

Rice is something of a universally satisfying dish because it's so versatile. You can add tons of different ingredients to make it more flavorful like herbs, vegetables, or even different sauces, and you'll create an incredibly comforting and delicious meal or side.

Michael Sommers

The Biggest Mistakes You're Making With Mac And Cheese

To save you from humiliation, we've compiled a list of fatal mistakes to avoid the next time you find yourself making mac and cheese.

Megan Scott

You've Been Roasting Marshmallows Wrong This Whole Time

Roasting marshmallows is a summertime rite of passage. But if your marshmallow roasting skills aren't up to par, you may be in for a scorched, sloppy mess rather than a sublime, oozy treat. Sticking your marshmallow directly into or over the flame is the wrong way to do things.

Hanna Claeson

You've Been Shelling Peanuts Wrong This Whole Time

Are you shelling peanuts the right way? Or are you spending valuable time and finger muscle effort twisting, shattering, and otherwise butchering the peanut shelling process? Following this advice, you can shell your peanuts with minimal effort.

Maria Scinto

This Unexpected Ingredient Will Change Your Rum Cocktails Forever

Rum is one type of spirit that was seemingly made for cocktails. It mixes with just about everything in the bar. One pairing you won't find often, however, is the mixture of rum and sherry. But Lynnette Marrero, bartender and mixologist with Zacapa Rum, wants to change that.

Heather Clark

You Can Make Cold Brew Without A Coffee Maker. Here's How

Many people make cold brew by just leaving a pot of coffee out overnight to cool, but we're here to tell you there's a better, tastier method that doesn't involve a coffee maker at all! All it takes are a few items you likely already own and a bit of planning.

Hanna Claeson

This Clever Hack Removes Annoying Stains From Your Cutting Board

Your wooden cutting board bears the crisscrossed scars of all the food you've cut. These cuts and scrapes you can heal. And then, one day, It's stained. But it's not irreversible. All you need is this clever hack to cut through the stain.

Hanna Claeson

Don't Throw Out Your Old Wine Before Reading This

Rancid wine tastes like the disappointment that you feel. But don't despair. When life gives you rancid, fermented grapes, make vinegar.

Hanna Claeson

The Irish Potato Dish You Should Have For Dinner ASAP

What sane person can really say no to potatoes fried in butter? Boxty is a heavenly Irish dish that mixes mashed and grated potatoes bound with eggs and dairy.

Jorie Mark

Make Soft Serve With These 3 Ingredients In Just 5 Minutes

Soft serve is perfect for those days when you want to pamper your taste buds with something gentler than a hard, cold scoop of ice cream. In an interview with Mashed, chef Palak Patel explained a super easy to make your own soft serve in just five minutes.

Megan Scott

Here's How To Find Your Grill's Hot Spots

Before you burn another expensive steak or render your grilled chicken breasts inedible, you may want to get to know your grill a little better. Just like the oven in your kitchen, grills have hot spots that tend to cook food faster. Here's how to find them.

Karen Hart

Here's How To Save Your Burnt Pots And Pans

Burnt pots and pans are part of the cooking experience - not a pleasant part, but an unavoidable one. Luckily, there are plenty of options for cleaning your pots and pans. Some of those methods rely on tems you probably already have in your home.

Karen Hart

The Surprising Vegetable You Can Use To Clean A Grill

Grilling makes everything taste better. Unfortunately, it's an unpleasant process to clean this outdoor appliance.

Maria Scinto

Seafood Chef Reveals The Biggest Mistake You're Making When Cooking Lobster

If you're a lobster lover, you know that passion comes at a price. You're going to have to shell out some big bucks (and will undoubtedly feel the pinch in your pocketbook), so you'll want to make extra-sure you prepare your lobster correctly. Chef Louie Bowab shared his best tips.

Hanna Claeson

Here's How To Make Tea In A French Press

You know how to brew the perfect cup of joe with your French press. You may also already know that you can froth milk, rinse grains, and make broth with your French press (via Epicurious). But did you know that your French press is also the answer to how to make a perfect cup of tea?

Molly Harris

TikTok's Viral 3-Ingredient Cloud Bread Recipe Is A Game-Changer

If you haven't tapped into TikTok's food videos yet, then chances are you are missing out on some incredibly easy and delicious recipes. The latest trend to pop up on the social media platform is cloud bread.