The pros call it "flavor insurance." In culinary school, and then as a professional recipe developer, cookbook author, and food director at REAL SIMPLE, it has been ingrained in me to use unsalted ...

Cultured butter gives cookies and shortbread a gentle, tangy background note. The butter, different from what's labeled ''sweet cream butter'' in the supermarket, is the result of introducing good, ...

As a highly opinionated group, our team doesn’t always agree on some key culinary questions. We’ve had many arguments about whether a hot dog is a sandwich, if ketchup belongs on a bacon, egg, and ...

Chefs explain how these dairy-aisle staples differ — and when to reach for each. Food & Wine / Getty Images When you’re shopping for ingredients for a recipe, it’s easy to wonder if using unsalted or ...

Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers. Each month senior test kitchen editors Jesse Szewczyk and Shilpa Uskokovic share a must-make recipe and dive deep on why it works. Come ...

Here are some ways to make the process less intimidating and more foolproof to turn out flawless cookies that taste like ...

Emily Saladino is a journalist, editor, and recipe developer in New York. Previously a culinary editor at Food Network and managing editor of Wine Enthusiast, she works as a contributing editor at ...