Cooking Tips From The VIP Conduit Community

These cooking tips have been contributed by members of our VIP Conduit community.

Baking Basics

Some basic information about some of the most commonly used baking ingredients.
Baking Basics

Baking Brownies Just Right

This article explains the three types of brownies and provides baking tips for each kind. There's also at least one recipe for each type.
Baking Brownies Just Right

Basic Cooking Terms Dictionary

A list of 45 commonly used cooking terms along with their definitions.
Basic Cooking Terms Dictionary

Buying and Storing a Turkey

Some guidelines for purchasing the right Turkey as well as safely storing it.
Buying and Storing a Turkey

Cabbage Tips

Tips for purchasing and preparing cabbbage.
Cabbage Tips

Cake Tips

A collection of tips for improving your cake baking results.
Cake Tips

Caring For A Cast Iron Skillet

Use these steps to keep your cast iron skillet in good condition.
Caring For A Cast Iron Skillet

Coating For Cake Pan

Here's a quick and easy coating for your cake pan.
Coating For Cake Pan

Condensed Milk Substitute

Need Condensed Milk for your recipe, but don't have any? Here's how you can make it.
Condensed Milk Substitute

Crock-Pot Cooking Tips

This article contains tips for buying, using and safely storing leftovers from the crock-pot.
Crock-Pot Cooking Tips

And here is some useful information on the use of crockpots.
Crockpot Encyclopedia

Drying Fresh Herbs In The Microwave

Instructions for quickly and easily drying herbs in your microwave.
Drying Fresh Herbs In The Microwave

Egg Tips

Several tips that will make working with eggs easier.
Egg Tips

Food Storage Tips

Provides suggested periods of time that various foods may be stored for.
Food Storage Tips

Handy Recipe Measurements, Conversions and Substitutes

A collection of useful measurements and substitutes.
Handy Recipe Measurements, Conversions and Substitutes

Home Baked Bread Tips

Several tips to assist in storing your home baked bread.
Home Baked Bread Tips

How To Cook Rice Perfectly

This article provides a great deal of information about how to get perfect results. It also includes solutions for common rice cooking problems.
How To Cook Rice Perfectly

How To Make Buttermilk

What to do when the recipe calls for Buttermilk and you don't have any.
How To Make Buttermilk

Ingredient Substitution Tables

A collection of ingredients with suggested possible substitutions.
Ingredient Substitution Tables

Lemon Tips

Here are several useful tips for using Lemons.
Lemon Tips

Measurement Conversion Chart

This easy to use chart allows you to quickly make English to Metric conversions.
Measurement Conversion Chart

Miscellaneous Cooking Tips

Twenty three different cooking tips. Ranging from substitutes for something you may not have to keeping your drain smelling good and keeping the bugs out of your stored dry items.
Miscellaneous Cooking Tips

One Hundred Cooking Secrets

A collection of one hundred cooking tips which should make cooking easier as well as improve the results
One Hundred Cooking Secrets

Oops! Now What?

A collection of suggestions for correcting those common cooking disasters.
Oops! Now What?

Oven Temperature Conversion Chart

Quickly convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
Oven Temperature Conversion Chart

Olive Oil Tips

Three quick tips for purchasing, storing and using Olive Oil.
Olive Oil Tips

Creating Better Tasting Raw and Fried Onions

Here's a couple of tips for improving the taste of your onions.
Creating Better Tasting Raw and Fried Onions

Pasta Tips

Several tips for improving pasta including rescuing oversalted sauce, and making Tomatoes easier to peel.
Pasta Tips

Perfect Tea

Follow these simple steps to get the best results from your tea.
Perfect Tea

Pie Tips

A collection of useful tips arranged in a question and answer format. The questions are presented as Headings.
Pie Tips

Salvaging Tips

Here are several tips for salvaging those cooking disasters.
Salvaging Tips

Self-Rising Flour

Need some self-rising flour, but don't have any? Here's the answer.
Self-Rising Flour

Soup Making Tips

Several useful tips for improving the quality of your soups.
Soup Making Tips

Storing Chocolate

Here are several tips for keeping your chocolate at its best.
Storing Chocolate

Storing and Reheating Leftovers

Suggestions for dealing with those leftovers from your big dinners.
Storing and Reheating Leftovers

Sweet Potato Tips

Several tips for getting the most enjoyment from your sweet potatoes.
Sweet Potato Tips

Techniques and Glossary of Terms

Kay Davis defines and explains how to prepare several types of foods.
Techniques and Glossary of Terms

Trouble Shooting Your Cookie Results

A collection of common cookie baking problems and suggestions for correcting them.
Trouble Shooting Your Cookie Results

Twenty Miscellaneous Useful Tips

Twenty different useful cooking tips including an easy way to get the onion smell off your hands.
Twenty Miscellaneous Useful Tips

All About Vinegar

All you ever wanted to know about the uses and different kinds of vinegar. All About Vinegar

Zesty Grilling Tips

Suggestions for using grated citrus rhind to perk up your recipes.
Zesty Grilling Tips


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Updated on ... May 10, 2021