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Kitchen Techniques & Tools

How To & Guides

Image shows fluffy white rice made from a rice cooker and fluff with a rice paddle.

How to cook rice in a rice cooker

How To & Guides

Image shows chicken breast thinly sliced and seasoned with baking soda to tenderize the meat before stir frying

Chinese chicken stir fry marinade (How to velvet chicken)

How To & Guides

A close shot shows thinly sliced beef marinated with tenderize seasoning in a white bowl

Beef Stir Fry Marinade

Breakfast

Photo shows 3 perfectly poached eggs made in an air fryer and served on a light gray color plate

Air Fryer Poached Eggs

Techniques & Tools

An image shows air fry cooking times - a cheat sheet available for download

Air fryer cooking times

Techniques & Tools

How to cut bok choy for stir fry, soup, and salads with various sizes of pak choi over a red color cutting board

How to cut bok choy

How To & Guides

Photo shows thinly sliced tender beef stir-fried in a saute pan

How To Make Tender Beef Stir Fry (velveting beef)

Techniques & Tools

7 Stir-Fry Mistakes To Avoid Article

7 Stir-Fry Mistakes To Avoid

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