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Turn your kitchen into a lab with these recipes and activities.

 

Knuckle-Method Rice
Knuckle-Method Rice

Measure out rice and water with just your hand.

Low-Energy Spaghetti
Low-Energy Spaghetti

Cook pasta right in its sauce by presoaking it first.

Basic Brine recipe
Basic Brine

Ensure that your meat is moist and tasty by adding salt and water before you cook it.

bowl of popcorn
Every Last Popcorn

Take a minute to make sure every kernel gets popped.

Science of Food: Water
Science of Food: Water

Explore water's crucial role in food and cooking.

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  • Try this
  • More to explore
  • Cooking Conversion Calculator
  • Cooking Equivalents and Measures
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