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Housewarming Gifts for Cooks: What a New Kitchen Needs
Housewarming Gifts for Cooks: What a New Kitchen Needs
Housewarming gift ideas for people who cook: a starter knife, a cutting board, shears and other new-kitchen essentials, sorted by budget.

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White Elephant Gifts for Cooks (Useful, Not Junk)
White Elephant Gifts for Cooks (Useful, Not Junk)
White elephant gift ideas for the cooks at your party: useful kitchen gifts by price, from tools under $50 to the gift everyone will try to steal.

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How to Carve a Turkey Breast (Bone-In or Boneless)
How to Carve a Turkey Breast (Bone-In or Boneless)
How to carve a roasted turkey breast, bone-in or boneless: rest it, take the meat off the bone in one piece, and slice across the grain.

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How to Slice Summer Sausage for a Holiday Snack Board
How to Slice Summer Sausage for a Holiday Snack Board
How to slice summer sausage for boards, crackers and gift baskets: whether to peel the casing, how thick to cut it, and the right knife.

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How to Carve a Roast Duck (Whole or Peking Style)
How to Carve a Roast Duck (Whole or Peking Style)
How to carve a roast duck at home: rest it, take off the legs and breasts, and slice crisp skin cleanly, plus how to cut it into pieces Chinese style.

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How to Carve a Goose for Christmas Dinner
How to Carve a Goose for Christmas Dinner
How to carve a roast goose: resting, removing legs and wings, slicing the breast thin, and the knife and fork that make it easy at the table.

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How to Cut Chicken Drumsticks: Score, French and Debone
How to Cut Chicken Drumsticks: Score, French and Debone
How to cut chicken drumsticks: separate them from the thigh, score them for marinades, french them for lollipops, and debone them.

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How to Cut Oxtail: Separating the Joints and Trimming Fat
How to Cut Oxtail: Separating the Joints and Trimming Fat
How to cut a whole oxtail into pieces by finding the joints, plus how to trim the fat and prep oxtail for braising and stew.

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How to Slice Salami Thin for Charcuterie and Sandwiches
How to Slice Salami Thin for Charcuterie and Sandwiches
How to slice salami thin by hand: chill it, peel the casing, pick the right knife and angle, and portion it for boards, sandwiches and pizza.

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Hanukkah Gifts for Cooks: From Brisket Knives to Latke Tools
Hanukkah Gifts for Cooks: From Brisket Knives to Latke Tools
Hanukkah gift ideas for cooks: brisket slicing knives, carving sets, chef's knives, peelers for latkes, and gifts for all eight nights.

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How to Cut Swordfish Steaks (and Remove the Skin and Bloodline)
How to Cut Swordfish Steaks (and Remove the Skin and Bloodline)
How to cut swordfish steaks from a loin, remove the skin and dark bloodline, and portion even steaks for grilling or searing.

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How to Cut Sweet Potatoes: Cubes, Fries, Rounds and Wedges
How to Cut Sweet Potatoes: Cubes, Fries, Rounds and Wedges
How to cut sweet potatoes safely into cubes, fries, rounds and wedges, with peeling tips, sizes and roasting times.

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How to Cut a Pumpkin for Roasting, Soup and Pie
How to Cut a Pumpkin for Roasting, Soup and Pie
How to cut a pumpkin safely: stabilize it, remove the stem, halve it, scoop the seeds, and peel or cube it for roasting, soup or pie.

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How to Slice Slab Bacon at Home
How to Slice Slab Bacon at Home
How to slice slab bacon: chill it, remove the rind, and cut even thick or thin strips, lardons and batons with a long, sharp knife.

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How to Clean and Cut Octopus
How to Clean and Cut Octopus
How to clean an octopus, remove the beak and eyes, tenderize it, and cut the tentacles for grilling, salads or sushi.

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Knife Edge Retention: What It Is and What Affects It
Knife Edge Retention: What It Is and What Affects It
What edge retention means, why harder steel holds an edge longer, the tradeoffs with toughness, and habits that keep any knife sharp longer.

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Stocking Stuffers for Cooks: Small Kitchen Gifts They'll Actually Use
Stocking Stuffers for Cooks: Small Kitchen Gifts They'll Actually Use
Small, useful stocking stuffers for home cooks and chefs: paring knives, peelers, zesters, rust erasers, tweezers and more, all under $80.

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Christmas Gifts for Home Cooks: 2026 Guide by Budget
Christmas Gifts for Home Cooks: 2026 Guide by Budget
Christmas gift ideas for home cooks at every budget: chef's knives, carving sets, steak knives, knife block sets and cookware.

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How to Carve a Roast Chicken in 8 Pieces
How to Carve a Roast Chicken in 8 Pieces
How to carve a roast chicken: rest it, remove the legs and wings, slice the breasts off the bone, and portion it into 8 pieces.

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How to Carve Prime Rib (Bone-In or Boneless)
How to Carve Prime Rib (Bone-In or Boneless)
How to carve prime rib step by step: rest it, remove the bones, slice against the grain to the right thickness, and serve it hot.

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Knife Gifts Under $100: Kitchen Gifts That Get Used Every Day
Knife Gifts Under $100: Kitchen Gifts That Get Used Every Day
The best kitchen knife gifts under $100, from an 8" chef's knife to kitchen scissors and a ceramic honing rod, with who each one suits.

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