Basic Cooking Skills
Do you need help separating an egg, preheating the oven, or measuring a tablespoon? wikiHow’s Basic Cooking Skills category can help you learn how to sauté vegetables, cook rice, bake chicken breast, and much more! Find your way around the kitchen and learn to cook for yourself and those you care about.
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Cook

Sauté

Preheat an Oven

Fillet a Fish

Blanch Tomatoes

Cook Rice

Measure Ounces

Blanch Beans

Butterfly Shrimp

Bake Chicken Breast

Melt Sugar

Separate an Egg

Marinate a Pot Roast

Cook Frozen Broccoli

Pan Fry

Zest an Orange

Make a Basic Consommé

Freeze Cilantro

Deep Fry at Home

Squeeze a Lemon

Thicken Broth

Caramelize Garlic
Articles about Basic Cooking Skills

Make Diffuser Oil

Cook

Blanch Green Beans

Make Olive Oil

Sauté

Cook Ginger Root

Preheat an Oven

Fillet a Fish

Blanch Tomatoes

Boil Artichokes

Make Sugar Water

Blanch Carrots

Cook Pork Neckbones

Cook Rice

Fluff Rice

Salt Peanuts

Melt Nutella

Balance Sweetness

Measure Ounces

Use a Blender

Make Garlic Powder

Defrost Dough

Boil Cabbage

Boil Sweet Potatoes

Thaw Ground Turkey

Blanch Beans

Butterfly Shrimp

Activate Baking Soda

Boil Red Potatoes

Use Xanthan Gum

Bake Small Potatoes

Bake Chicken Breast

Cook Bratwurst

Make Curry Thicker

Blanch Cabbage

Blanch Almonds

Melt Sugar

Whisk Eggs

Separate an Egg

Juice a Lemon

Boil Potatoes

Sauté Vegetables

Marinate a Pot Roast

Dry Onions

Cook Frozen Broccoli

Pan Fry

Boil Noodles

Cook Buckwheat

Zest an Orange

Use Dill

Blanch Cauliflower

Make Batter

Make a Basic Consommé

Clean Clams