Category: Cooking

In most homes, the Thanksgiving meal does not change much from year to year, and yet there is always a lot of puzzlement over which […]

After a long day of eating mountains of gravy-soaked carbs, a little flamboyance is truly a welcome sight. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving dessert is usually not light […]

As I mentioned earlier , I am not an enthusiastic baker. As such, I appreciate a pie dough that forgives and forgets my shortcomings, especially […]

Tucking a bunch of butter under the skin of a turkey for Thanksgiving is a great way to keep it moist and flavorful, but it […]

No matter how juicy the turkey is, no matter how creamy your mashed potatoes are, a Thanksgiving meal isn’t complete without rich gravy and tart […]

Most turkey products are designed to compensate for the lack of fat and therefore flavor. Dry brine is the best way to season your poultry […]

Samin Nosrat’s Netflix show Salt Fat Acid Warm (named after her incredible book ) is as informative as it is beautiful, with a warm calm […]

If you’ve followed our Thanksgiving lighting, you know we had a little staff lunch, and you know that I’ve helped each staff member make sure […]

Baked creams are all over the Thanksgiving dessert table. In addition to apple pie, in almost all holiday classics, you need to bake the sugar […]

Can I confess something? I don’t like to bake. Maybe it’s because I don’t like anything that even remotely reminds me of my former life […]

Some people can be finicky to the taste characteristics of their meals on Thanksgiving Day – they want the classic dishes and want them to […]

After running around in Brooklyn helping the various staff members prepare for our Thanksgiving family meal, they left me with the task of cooking a […]

Cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey is a daunting task, and every chef has his own tricks for crispy skin and juicy meat. As much as […]

I like a little squash. They look like decorative pumpkins but can be eaten, which is an improvement. But their small size can make seed […]

Thanksgiving mornings only have time to cook one meal, and that meal is not breakfast. Cereal or store-bought Danish dishes are always an option, but […]

If I have one criticism of turkey with a bang , it is that it cannot be stuffed. I don’t even really like the minced […]

There is a certain (I think) overly romantic expectation that a good turkey sauce should be dripped from the pan and whipped a few seconds […]

Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without pie, and our creative producer Heather Huss has been appointed as our party’s pastry chef. Pumpkin pie is second only […]

I don’t know anyone has ever run out of cranberry sauce during a Thanksgiving meal. It’s very easy to make and people tend to make […]

When planning your Thanksgiving turkey situation, you are likely to focus on the recipe, and not give a ton of thought to what happens after […]

Buying a vegan holiday roast is a lot like playing seitan roulette. The classic tofurki log is harmless at best, but the various competitors that […]

As you may have noticed, I am always worried about the plight of vegetarians on Thanksgiving , and this concern extends to my fellow vegetarians […]

Thanksgiving is a rush of creamy starch and root vegetables, and while I wouldn’t want it differently, it’s nice – even heroic – to give […]

Over the years, I have not been shy about my indifference to turkey. I called it the ” dumbest meat thermodynamic nightmare .” I was […]

As a kid, I never went to a little Thanksgiving. My mother is the oldest of seven children, and when we weren’t driving to Mississippi […]

Since they don’t eat giant whole birds, vegetarians often miss out on this special, visually appealing main dish that meat-eaters enjoy because meat-eaters can be […]

In an ideal world, we would all have beautiful, huge cutting boards carved from free-range trees with grooves around the edges to catch any runoff […]

Certain dishes can be found on almost every Thanksgiving table, and the Lifehacker table is no exception. For our little family meal, Deputy Editor Alice […]

Thanksgiving morning can be weird if you’re the host. You wake up with a fair amount of work to do, and there are often a […]

Blind crusts for baking a pie should be as simple as line the chilled dough with parchment or foil, top with dried beans to weigh […]

In any family, there is that one dish that makes thanksgiving. I’m not talking about turkey – it’s too obvious. I’m talking about a dish […]

Thanksgiving is an opportunity to spend time with those you love (or at least bear with love), which is why Lifehacker decided to get together […]

I did many main Thanksgiving meals throughout the day, but one thing I never got involved with is turdaken. I have nothing against overeating all […]

Thanksgiving menus aren’t exactly a cradle of innovation. Some people refuse to get involved with tradition, and customizing a classic can be a real gamble, […]

Thanksgiving demands a lot from all of us, but it demands more from the dishwasher. If you’re having a little Thanksgiving , it might not […]

Like any other ingredient in a Thanksgiving dinner, cranberry sauce evokes a multitude of feelings . There are conservatives – “We need combs!” – and […]

Potatoes are notorious for being difficult to heat up. Baked potatoes, French fries, and potato pancakes are the best to eat straight out of the […]

There is no really ugly food in my book. The difference between great food photography spread across magazines and Martha Stewart’s foray into the genre […]

I haven’t been to Chipotle since the Great Keso Debuff in 2017 – cheese grief takes the longest to heal – but I still have […]

There is only one correct way to “get rid” of bacon fat, and that is to eat it. While it’s a fantastic frying oil, especially […]