Ingredient Guides: Chocolate, Olive Oil, Vinegar, and More

Shop smarter No Images? Click here     Get the Most Out of Every Ingredient We spend a lot of time testing and writing about equipment at Serious Eats. And for good reason! A functional piece of equipment can turn a tricky recipe into a simple one. It should make putting dinner on the table easier—and more fun. But cooking isn't just about the equipment you use. It's about using good ingredients. Below you'll find some of our most popular shopping guides that'll take you through how to buy better ingredients, where to find them, and how to use them, too. For the full list of ingredient guides, click here. How to Buy a Good Bottle of Olive Oil What the label won't tell you.    Our Top 6 Dutch-Style Cocoas​ For hot chocolate, brownies, and more. The Serious Eats Guide to Vinegar Marinates, sauces, and vinaigrettes, solved.   How to Choose the Best Vanilla Extract Go beyond imitation vanilla. The Best Supermarket Chocolate Chips For better pancakes and cookies.   Meet Bottarga: It's Like Parmesan, but From the Sea! What it is, how and where to buy it, and how to use it.  Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Kenji's New Creamy Pasta Recipe

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Bring on the uni No Images? Click here Sea Urchin Pasta Sea urchin is pricey stuff, but a little goes a long way, and this dish delivers the sort of briny, mineral, sweet, and sophisticated flavor you'd typically expect to find only in a great restaurant. It's bright and fresh, with a mild heat that cuts through the creamy richness—perfect for pairing with Champagne. Read More → The Kitchen Essential Calabrian Hot Chili Spread This chili pepper spread has a mild heat and bright chili flavor, which brings great depth to this rich and creamy dish. <![if !mso]>Shop Now<![endif]> More pastas for quick and easy weeknight meals Pasta With Burst Cherry Tomatoes and XO Sauce Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies) Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano) Quick and Easy Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

The Best Imitation-Meat Burgers (Including the Impossible, and Beyond)

What's new on Serious Eats No Images? Click here FEATURES The Best Imitation-Meat Burgers (Including the Impossible, and Beyond) Plant-based burgers that mimic meat are all the rage these days. But which one tastes best? Here are the results of our taste test of meat-replacement burgers, including the Impossible burger, Beyond Burger, and more. Read Now TECHNIQUES The Secret to a Better Burst-Tomato Pasta: XO Sauce This quick and easy pasta dish bursts with flavor, thanks to bright, juicy cherry tomatoes and rich, savory XO sauce. Read Now EQUIPMENT The Best Universal Wine Glasses We tested 10 universal wine glasses to see which ones perform best with red, white, and sparkling wines, without breaking the bank or hogging all our cabinet space. Read Now Email Continues After Ad Below THE KITCHEN ESSENTIAL Riedel Vinum Grand Cru Riesling/Zinfandel Wine Glass These elegant crystal glasses came out top of our tests, impressing both professional sommeliers and casual wine-drinkers with their ability to capture the aromas of red, white, and bubbly wines. Shop Now TECHNIQUES Seven-Minute Frosting: The Fluff of Legend When time is of the essence, this fast and simple combination of little more than egg whites and sugar is one of the easiest frostings around. Read Now RECIPES 10 Better-From-Scratch Chinese-Takeout Favorites Homemade versions of takeout standbys are not only possible but often tastier than the originals they copy. Read Now   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe