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    Home » Techniques & Skills » Ingredients

    How To Buy and Store Ingredients

    Do you know the proper way to take care of your ingredients after you buy them?  What about what to do when where there are many variations of the same ingredient at the store?  Find out everything you need to know about commonly used ingredients and how to buy and store them so they stay fresh and ready to use.

    Not sure where to start? Consider How To Store Fresh Mushrooms or How To Buy Bacon or the How To Keep Herbs Fresh.  They will amp up your skills in no time!

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    How To Store Mushrooms (Fresh and Dried)

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    How To Dry Lavender For Cooking

    How To Rehydrate Dried Mushrooms + Recipes Using Dried Mushrooms

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    How To Buy & Store Cooking Pumpkins

    Understand cornmeal better and learn about the differences in color, method, and grind of cornmeal as well as a collection of sensational cornmeal recipes!

    How To Buy & Store Cornmeal + Cornmeal Recipes

    Learn everything you need to know about how to buy and store apples so you can enjoy all your autumn apple recipes to their fullest! There's even a handy-dandy FAQ section where you can find lists of the best apples for baking, eating out of hand, making cider, and many more!

    How To Buy & Store Apples + Apple FAQ's

    Learn how to navigate your grocery or farmer's market to buy the right eggs for you. Plus, how to keep them fresh when you get them home!

    How To Buy & Store Eggs

    Learn how to read USDA beef labels, what the value is of a graded meat, and find out about recent changes to USDA beef labels and how it effects you.

    Understanding USDA Beef Labels

    How To Buy and Store Ground Beef

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    How To Store Bacon in The Freezer or Fridge

    How To Buy & Store Citrus

    Learn all about spices: the 8 different categories, what to look for when buying them, and how to store them at home.

    Spices 101: Buying and Storing

    This post has great information about what kind of flour you should use, what gluten is, and how to choose your flour

    Understanding the Different Types of Flour

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