Cooking School

We at The Wooden Skillet are here to show you how we make some of our own sauces/marinades, how to cut a variety of fresh foods, and how to cook just about anything! Follow along as we show you how to do all these things and more!

How To Cook...

Top shot of a fully cooked thanksgiving turkey on a platter with herbs around it.

Dinner/Entree

Best Ways To Cook A Turkey

Saucepan full of blanched green beans.

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Cooking School

How to Blanch Green Beans

Plate of oven baked bacon.

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Breakfast

How to Bake Bacon in the Oven

A boiled chicken thigh being lifted out of water by a wooden spoon.

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Chicken

How Long to Boil Chicken Thighs

A saucepan of boiled green beans with a wooden spoon lifting a few out.

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Cooking School

How Long to Boil Green Beans

Someone basting a deep fried turkey on a platter.

Cooking School

How to Deep Fry a Turkey

How to Cook and Prepare Tofu so it tastes good! thewoodenskillet.com

Cooking Method

How to Cook Tofu

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Cooking Method

How to Cook Pork Belly (so crispy!)

A plate of turkey bacon cooked in the oven.

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Breakfast

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Oven

Cast iron skillet full of caramelized onions.

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Cooking School

How to Caramelize Onions

A bowl of uncooked orzo.

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Cooking School

How to Cook Orzo

A whole cooked turkey on a platter with someone behind it basting with a brush.

Cooking Method

How to Cook a Turkey (Ultimate Guide)

Cast iron skillet filled with beef tenderloin steak tips with butter, garlic and herbs.

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Beef

How to Cook Beef Tenderloin Steak Tips

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Cooking School

How to Cook Farro

A roux in a cast iron skillet with a whisk sticking out.

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to make a Roux

A plate of grilled chicken breasts with grill marks.

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Chicken

How to Grill Chicken Breasts (so they turn out juicy every time!)

Three grilled chicken thighs on a plate next to some grilled broccolini.

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Chicken

How to Grill Chicken Thighs (boneless + bone-in)

The best grilled zucchini recipe.

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4th of July

Grilled Zucchini (How to Grill Zucchini)

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Cooking Method

How to Grill Sweet Potatoes (wedges + slices)

4th of July

How to Grill a Perfect Burger

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Dairy-Free

How to Grill Salmon (with skin + without skin)

A plate of 3 grilled steaks with herbed butter on top of the middle one.

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Beef

How to Grill a Perfect Steak

Four grilled pork chops on a plate with grill marks.

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Cooking Method

How to Grill Pork Chops (so juicy!)

grilled shrimp on skewers.

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Cooking Method

How to Grill Shrimp (Grilled Shrimp)

A hard boiled egg cut in half with salt and pepper on top.

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Cooking Method

How to Hard Boil Eggs on the Stove Top

The best grilled onions.

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4th of July

Grilled Onions (How to Grill Onions)

How to make a creamy hollandaise sauce.

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to Make Hollandaise Sauce

The best giblet stuffing recipe.

Bread

How to Make Classic Giblet Stuffing

A gravy boat filled with homemade chicken gravy.

Chicken

How to Make Chicken Gravy

Bread basket full of homemade garlic bread.

Dietary

How to Make Garlic Bread

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Cooking School

How to Poach an Egg

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Cooking Method

How to Make the Best Cauliflower Rice

How to Roast Cauliflower in the Oven - how to roast a whole head of cauliflower in the oven so it turns out every time! (Dairy-Free/Whole30/Paleo/Plant-Based)

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Cooking Method

How to Roast Cauliflower (in the oven)

How to easily roast acorn squash in the oven.

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Cooking Method

How To Roast Acorn Squash

An easy tofu scramble recipe.

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Breakfast

Tofu Scramble

Someone pouring homemade turkey gravy over a sliced turkey breast.

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to Make Turkey Gravy

Bowl of Sushi Rice with chopsticks laying across.

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Cooking Method

How to Make Sushi Rice

How to roast butternut squash.

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Dairy-Free

How to Roast Butternut Squash

How to Soft-Boil an Egg - a tutorial on how to get the perfect soft-boiled egg. thewoodenskillet.com

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Breakfast

How to Soft-Boil an Egg

How to Roast Spaghetti Squash in the Oven - a step-by-step tutorial so your spaghetti squash turns out perfectly every time! #spaghettisquash #roastedspaghettisquash #howlongtocookspaghettisquash #roastedspaghettisquash #whole30recipe #paleorecipes

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Cooking Method

How to Roast Spaghetti Squash in the Oven

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Chicken

How to Shred Chicken Breast (3 ways!)

Steamed broccoli in a saucepan with a steamer basket inside.

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Cooking School

How to Steam Broccoli (Stove Top + Microwave)

The best sous vide chicken breast recipe.

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Chicken

How to Sous Vide Chicken Breasts

A wooden bowl lined with parchment filled with roasted and salted pumpkin seeds.

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Cooking Method

How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds

What cooking technique do you typically use for your Thanksgiving Turkey?

Of course there is the typical Oven Roasted Turkey, but we also have delicious recipes for making a Grilled Turkey, Smoked Turkey, or Deep-Fried Turkey too! Shake it up this year and give one a try!

How To Cut...

A fennel bulb on a wooden cutting board.

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Cooking School

How to Cut Fennel

A delicata squash on a cutting board with the end cut off.

Cooking School

How to Cut Delicata Squash

Wooden cutting board with various examples of how to cut watermelon (wedges and sticks).

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4th of July

How to Cut a Watermelon (cubes, sticks + triangle slices)

Someone holding an avocado half and cutting into cubes.

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Cooking School

How to Cut an Avocado

Someone butterflying a chicken breast.

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Chicken

How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast

Top shot of a whole, cooked turkey on a cutting board and someone is removing the leg as they begin to carve the turkey.

Christmas

How to Carve a Turkey

A cooked bone-in turkey breast on a cutting board with someone just about to carve it with a chef's knife.

Christmas

How to Carve a Turkey Breast

Someone showing a cubed mango.

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Cooking School

How to Cut Mango

A cutting board showing 5 different ways to cut zucchini.

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Cooking School

How to Cut Zucchini

Chicken

How to Spatchcock a Chicken

A spatchcock turkey on a piece of parchment paper.

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Christmas

How to Spatchock a Turkey

How To Make...

A bowl of hot honey sauce with a spoon lifting up some closer to the camera.

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

Hot Honey Sauce

How to easily freeze blueberries.

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Dairy-Free

How to Freeze Blueberries

A simple tutorial on how to freeze bananas.

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Cooking School

How to Freeze Bananas (whole + sliced)

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Cooking School

How to Freeze Zucchini (Shredded + Slices)

A bowl of grated zucchini.

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Cooking School

How to Grate Zucchini

How to Make Crispy Chicken Skins - thewoodenskillet.com

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Chicken

How to Make Crispy Chicken Skins

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Blender

How to Make Almond Milk

How to Make a Citrus Herb Brine - step by step instructions to make the best brine ever! Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Chicken

How to Make a Citrus Herb Brine

How to Make Chicken Bone Broth - with so many health benefits you have to try this easy and delicious recipe! #bonebroth #whole30

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Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to Make Chicken Bone Broth

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Breakfast

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

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Coffee and Tea

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee in a French Press (step-by-step)

A mug filled with a homemade matcha latte and garnished with dried rose petals.

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Blender

How to Make a Matcha Latte

Someone pouring homemade cold foam on top of iced coffee.

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Cooking School

How to Make Cold Foam (5 ways)

Mason jar of homemade cashew milk.

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Blender

How to Make Cashew Milk

Bread basket full of homemade garlic bread.

Dietary

How to Make Garlic Bread

Bowl of homemade croutons.

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Cooking School

How to Make Croutons

Bowl of homemade bread crumbs with spoon sticking out of it.

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Cooking School

How To Make Breadcrumbs

The best homemade salsa verde recipe.

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Appetizers

Salsa Verde

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Breakfast

How to Make Maple Syrup

Bowl of homemade teriyaki sauce with a spoon lifting out of it.

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

How to Make Homemade Pasta - thewoodenskillet.com

Cooking School

How to Make Homemade Pasta

A weck jar full of liquid, homemade ghee sitting on a wooden board with a spoon sticking out.

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Cooking Method

How to Make Ghee (Step-by-Step)

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Cooking Method

How to Make the Best Cauliflower Rice

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Dairy-Free

How to Make Homemade Taco Seasoning

A glass of coffee with sweet cream cold foam being poured in it.

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Cooking School

How to Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam

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Blender

How to Make Oat Milk

Mason jar of homemade pumpkin puree.

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Cooking School

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

Mason jar full of oat flour.

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Cooking School

How to Make Oat Flour

Someone dipping homemade sushi into a bowl of soy sauce.

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Cooking School

How to Make Sushi

Homemade lox on a bagel with red onion and dill.

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Cooking School

How to Make Lox (Cured Salmon)

Someone holding a stand mixer whisk attachment with homemade whipped cream on the end.

4th of July

How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream

How To's

How to Tap Maple Trees

Someone pressing down on a french press coffee maker plunger as they make coffee in a french press.

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Breakfast

How to use a French Press (Simple + Easy)

How to easily prep collard green wraps.

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Cooking School

How to Prep Collard Green Wraps

All Cooking School Recipes

An easy creamy Italian dressing recipe.

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Creamy Italian Dressing

Top down shot of a plate of crostini.

How to Make Crostini

A plate of sliced ham with ham gravy being poured on top.

Ham Gravy

A dry brined turkey in a roasting pan with someone behind it brushing butter on it.

Dry Brine Turkey

Top down shot of three pieces of crispy prosciutto on a parchment lined baking sheet.

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Crispy Prosciutto

Top down shot of a wire rack filled with uncooked homemade noodles for soup on top all cut into 2 inch pieces.

Homemade Egg Noodles

Side shot of a pan of roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic.

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Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Top down shot of a glass bowl filled with chicken tenders covered in chicken fajita marinade.

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Chicken Fajita Marinade

Top down shot of a jar of a homemade basil pesto recipe with a spoon sticking out.

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Pesto Recipe (how to make pesto)

Top down shot of a pan filled with chicken thighs covered in a mojo marinade.

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Mojo Marinade

Several pieces of frozen watermelon on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

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How to Freeze Watermelon

Top down shot of a 2 racks of ribs in a marinade sitting in a white baking dish.

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Rib Marinade

A mason jar filled with homemade simple syrup with a spoon sticking out and a bottle of whiskey in the background.

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How to Make Simple Syrup

Side angle shot of a someone rubbing a smoked salmon brine on top of a salmon fillet placed on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.

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Smoked Salmon Brine

A plate of grilled greek yogurt chicken with pickled onion, lemon, cucumber, pita bread, fresh herbs and tzatziki sauce.

Marinated Greek Yogurt Chicken

A plate filled with crispy shallots.

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Crispy Shallots

Top down shot of a small pan of 3 grilled brats in buns with onion, ketchup and mustard.

DFDairy-Free 3030 mins or less

How to Grill Brats (grilled brats)

Top down shot of three grilled hot dogs in buns with ketchup, mustard, onion and saurkraut.

DFDairy-Free 3030 mins or less

Grilled Hot Dogs (how to grill hot dogs)

Top down shot of a bowl of pesto aioli with a spoon sticking out.

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Pesto Aioli

Six eggs sitting in muffin tins with muffin liners.

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Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven

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