Buenos Aires Is a Culinary Melting Pot. Here's Where to Eat—Including Fresh Empanadas and Perfect Pizza—According to a Resident Expert

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Buenos Aires, where we're exploring cafes, markets, butchers, and, yes, bakers. Your guide is Kevin Vaughn, a writer, cook, and tour operator who's been living in Buenos … | Continue reading


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Come For the Pyramids, Stay for the Food: A Local’s Guide to Eating in Cairo, a Culinary Paradise

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Cairo, where we're exploring the best street carts, bazaars, souks, and restaurants. Your guide is Nermine Mansour, a former resident and frequent visitor to the city, wh … | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 15 days ago

Railway Pakoras, Modern Cocktails, and More: Where and What to Eat in Mumbai, According to a Longtime Resident and Expert

Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Mumbai, where we're exploring everything from street food to sit downs. Your guide is cookbook author and recipe developer Chetna Makan, who is also sharing recipes for m … | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 15 days ago

10 Easy but Fancy Sirloin Steak Recipes for a Steakhouse Experience on a Hamburger Budget

We've rounded up 10 recipes for sirloin steak—one of the most versatile and affordable cuts of beef— that prove you don't need an expensive cut to get the taste of juicy, tender steak. Whether chicken-fried or skewered, these recipes will still feel like a splurge. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 16 days ago

This Easy, Make-Ahead French Toast Casserole Is the Best Way to Feed Your Family or a Crowd

We baked batches and batches to land on a recipe for tender, custardy baked French toast casserole. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 16 days ago

Mofongo Is One of Puerto Rico’s Most Iconic Dishes—Here’s How I Make It at Home

Crispy and tender plantains, crunchy pork cracklings, punchy garlic, and a savory broth are all mashed together to make this flavorful and beloved Puerto Rican dish. Served alongside caldo (seasoned chicken broth), it’s a filling meal. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 17 days ago

We Taste-Tested 11 Cornbread Mixes—Here Are Our Favorites

After tasting our way through 11 brands of cornbread mix, we found two overall winners we’d be happy to serve at our own Thanksgiving tables, as well as several other worthy contenders. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 17 days ago

This Easy Skillet Lemon Chicken Has the Most Flavorful Pan Sauce, Thanks to a Secret Ingredient

Glistening, juicy chicken with crispy skin and a rich, lemony pan-sauce that clings to every bite is not only delicious, but easy to make at home. It requires just one skillet and can be ready in under an hour. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 18 days ago

The Origami Dripper Is by Far the Prettiest Pour-Over I Own—and It Makes Great Coffee

We tried the Origami pour-over against one of our top picks, evaluating its brew quality, ease of use, and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 18 days ago

Better Than a Breakfast Burrito? This Portable Morning Meal Is the Go-to Choice of Millions

Originally an obscure breakfast item enjoyed mainly by the Chinese refugees who introduced it, fan tuan—a portable burrito-shaped rice roll typically filled with pork floss and a crispy cruller—has become an everyday staple in Taiwan. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 18 days ago

This Tiny Thermometer Can Track Two Temperatures at Once, Making It Great for Multitaskers

This palm-sized thermometer makes it easy to check the temperature of your oven, keep an eye on a roast, and maintain the temperature of a braise. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 18 days ago

11 Must-Try Recipes to Make This November, According to Our Editors

From a lasagna and eggplant mash-up to an at-home PSL, see what our editors are most excited to cook this month. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 21 days ago

The Easy Soy Sauce–Braised Chicken Dinner My Family Requests All the Time

These tender chicken thighs with crispy skin are bathed in a fragrant blend of soy sauce, brown sugar, and warm spices, evoking the flavors of classic Cantonese soy sauce chicken. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 21 days ago

Make Show-Stopping Cookies This Holiday Season With These 13 Baking Tools

We’ve been testing cookie-baking tools for years, so you can trust our recommendations for holiday baking essentials. We’ve rounded up a baker’s dozen—13—tools for cookies and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 21 days ago

16 Comforting Recipes to Calm Election Night Nerves

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, election night can be stressful. This collection of comforting recipes is meant to provide just a bit of solace and distraction, at least temporarily. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 22 days ago

The Easy Indian Vegetarian Meal I Make After a Long Day

This hearty, satisfying dish of spiced pigeon peas is one of the most widely consumed dishes in India. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 22 days ago

Amazon's Fall Sale Has Discounts on Our Favorite Gear From Breville, Vitamix, and Le Creuset

We’re thrilled about all the fall sales happening at Amazon right now, including deals from some tried-and-true kitchen products we’ve stood by for years. Save up to 47% on Breville espresso machines, Le Creuset Dutch ovens, Vitamix blenders, and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 23 days ago

This Quick, Easy Kenyan Beef Dish Is My Family's Favorite Weeknight Dinner

Beef wet fry—tender bite-size beef chunks coated in a thick tomato-based sauce—is a popular home-cooked dish throughout Kenya and this version comes together from start to finish in under 30 minutes. Serve it alongside rice or ugali (cooked cornmeal) for an easy weeknight dinner. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 23 days ago

14 Fall Vegetarian Dinner Recipes for Cozy Evenings at Home

The best fall vegetarian mains make the most of what autumn has to offer, like hearty squashes, mushrooms, potatoes, sturdy kale, and Brussel sprouts. From super fast and creamy pressure cooker risotto to baked pasta and hearty soups, these recipes are deeply flavorful and richly … | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 23 days ago

This Pasta Strainer Attaches to a Pot and Has Basically Replaced My Colander

A pasta strainer takes up way less space than a colander, but still drains small amounts of pasta very well. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 23 days ago

Shepherd's Pie Baked Potatoes Are an Easy Mashup of Two of Our Favorite Comfort Foods

Everything you love about the classic British dish, but stuffed into a baked potato. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 23 days ago

These Quick and Easy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms Are a Party in Every Bite

Keep this classic sausage stuffed mushrooms recipe in mind when you’re looking for the perfect savory bite-size passed hors d'oeuvres for entertaining. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 24 days ago

The Only Coffee Canister We've Ever Recommended Got an Electric Upgrade

Fellow recently introduced an electric lid for the Atmos coffee canister, which automatically pumps out air to keep coffee beans fresh. We’ve been using it for months to see how it works. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 25 days ago

The Best Way to Defrost Ground Beef, According to Our Expert Tests

We tested five methods for defrosting ground beef to find the best way to do it quickly and safely. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 25 days ago

We Tasted 9 Frozen Pie Crusts—Here Are Our Favorites

After tasting our way through nine freshly made pies prepared with these frozen crusts, we crowned an overall winner we’d be happy to invite to our own Thanksgiving celebrations, as well as a few other worthy contenders. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 25 days ago

I Tested 10 Espresso Tampers to See Which Ones Made It Easy to Make Level, Perfectly Compacted Pucks

We tested 10 espresso tampers to find out which four were the easiest and most comfortable to use. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 25 days ago

I've Spent Years Studying the Perfect Meatball: This Is My Easy Weeknight Version

No frills, no tricks, no complicated steps—just solid technique for easy and delicious Italian-American meatballs in tomato sauce. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 28 days ago

Roasted Carrots, Plus 8 More Easy Fall Side Dish Recipes Our Editors Love

These seasonal recipes come together quickly and highlight the bounty of produce available during the fall, including carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 28 days ago

These Unbelievably Fluffy Dinner Rolls Have Taken Over Restaurant Tables. Here's How Easy It Is to Make Them at Home

These tender, buttery dinner rolls have become a staple on restaurant tables across the US, but they’re simple enough to whip up in your own kitchen. Make them for Thanksgiving and other holidays or just for dinner. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 29 days ago

Spaghetti All'Assassina Is a True Killer, But Not in the Ways You Think

This social media–famous crispy Italian pasta dish with spicy tomato sauce is fairly easy to make at home but also very messy—here's how to do it, with a few warnings if you do decide to attempt it. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 29 days ago

Basmati vs. Jasmine Rice: Here Are the Most Important Differences, According to Experts

Both jasmine and basmati rice are aromatic, long-grain varieties, but they have distinct characteristics in terms of flavor, aroma, texture, and culinary uses. We examined the key differences between the two, and when it's OK to swap one for the other. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 29 days ago

Meet Britain's Custardy Answer to the Oreo (and Learn How to Make Your Own)

These sandwich-style cookies feature a silky, pale yellow custard powder–flavored buttercream between two crumbly rectangular biscuits. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 29 days ago

To Make the Best Banana Bread, You'll Need These Serious Eats-Approved Tools

To make the best banana bread, we believe you’ll need the best tools. According to our years of testing, these are the best baking tools to get your banana bread to the next level, including a Lodge cast iron skillet, USA loaf pan, OXO spatula, GIR balloon whisk, and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 29 days ago

Lasagna and Eggplant Parm Had a Baby, and It Is Glorious

Take pasta alla Norma's fried eggplant, tomato sauce, and cheese, but make it lasagna. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

This Pumpkin Spice Latte Dessert Is Going to Make Italians Very Angry

This creamy tiramisu evokes the bittersweet, autumnal flavors of a pumpkin spice latte. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Get It Together: The 14 Best Meal Prep Tools for More Organized Weeks

The best meal prep tools help you cook big batches of food and store it in organized containers. We think these 14 items are essential for (mostly) smooth weeks ahead. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

My Family's Comforting Pozole Rojo Relies on This 1 Game-Changing Ingredient

Mexico’s nourishing soup of tender pork, puréed chiles, and plump kernels of hominy has been cherished for centuries. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Meet the “World’s Best Dish,” According to CNN Readers

Beef rendang is an iconic Indonesian dish of beef slow cooked in coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, and other Southeast Asian aromatics until meltingly tender. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

The Sweet-and-Savory Magic of This Easy Weeknight Skillet Chicken Pie

Savory and sweet all at once, an elegant layered chicken bastila is a centerpiece at most Moroccan special occasions. This simplified skillet version features a savory stewed chicken filling topped with eggs and crunchy almonds, all topped with a crisp pastry dough. It’s easy eno … | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

The Lightning-Fast Thermapen One Is the Only Instant-Read Thermometer You Need, and It’s 30% Off

An instant-read thermometer is a kitchen essential that helps you avoid over- and under-cooking your foods. According to our tests, the best of the best is the ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE. It’s fast, accurate, and compact. Grab it on sale for 30% off. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

We Love This Wine Opener So Much That It Dethroned Our Previous Favorite

The Pulltaps waiter’s corkscrew impressed us so much during testing that it became our new favorite wine opener, beating our previous favorite. It’s compact, efficient, and securely removes corks. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

8 Fall Chicken Recipes to Keep You Warm on Chilly Days

As the temperature begins to drop, we like to look to cozy recipes to warm us up. These eight chicken recipes are comfort food at its finest. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Le Serious Bistro!

A collection of classic French recipes and guides so you can recreate the bistro experience at home anytime you want. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Essential French Cheeses and How to Serve Them, According to a Cheesemonger

Put together a great French cheese plate with help from a cheese expert at Murray's Cheese in New York. Dive into hard cheeses like Comté, soft cheeses like Camembert, blues like Roquefort, rustic picks, and more, plus get advice on how to store and serve them. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

To Find the 5 Best Reusable Straws, I Drank Gallons of Water, Iced Tea, and Smoothies

If you’re shopping for a reusable straw, you have four options: metal, silicone, bamboo, or glass. We tested 13 straws to find the five best for smooth sipping. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Vitamix, Staub, and More Brands We’ve Recommended for Years Are on Sale at Amazon’s Secret Outlet

Amazon’s secret kitchen outlet is overflowing with sales. We rounded up the best 10 Amazon outlet deals, with up to 48% off tested favorites from Vitamix, KitchenAid, Staub, Cuisinart, and more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

Surprise! This Classic French Dessert Is Actually Better When Made at Home

Stack layers of crisp, delicate puff pastry with vanilla pastry cream for a pâtisserie-worthy dessert. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago

A Pro Chef's Cheat Sheet to Cooking Restaurant-Worthy Steak-Frites at Home

Recreating steak frites at home can be tricky. But with the right techniques, you can make a restaurant-worthy steak and extra-crispy fries—complete with a creamy sauce—in your very own kitchen. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 month ago