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We have a variety of different how-to recipes here at The Wooden Skillet to help guide you through anything! From how to cut a mango to how to make sushi. We love making these items as easy as possible for you!

Fruits & Vegetables

A pot of water with corn being boiled in it.

How Long to Boil Corn on the Cob

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A fennel bulb on a wooden cutting board.

How to Cut Fennel

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Someone showing a cubed mango.

How to Cut Mango

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

How to Cut Delicata Squash

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Saucepan full of blanched green beans.

How to Blanch Green Beans

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Cast iron skillet full of caramelized onions.

How to Caramelize Onions

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

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

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

How Long to Boil Green Beans

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How to easily freeze blueberries.

How to Freeze Blueberries

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The best grilled onions.

Grilled Onions (How to Grill Onions)

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The best grilled zucchini recipe.

Grilled Zucchini (How to Grill Zucchini)

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How to Grill Sweet Potatoes (wedges + slices)

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A simple tutorial on how to freeze bananas.

How to Freeze Bananas (whole + sliced)

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How to Freeze Zucchini (Shredded + Slices)

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A bowl of grated zucchini.

How to Grate Zucchini

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A cutting board showing 5 different ways to cut zucchini.

How to Cut Zucchini

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The best recipe for making homemade plantain chips.

How to Make Plantain Chips

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Mason jar of homemade pumpkin puree.

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

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How to easily prep collard green wraps.

How to Prep Collard Green Wraps

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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

How to Roast Spaghetti Squash in the Oven

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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)

How to Roast Cauliflower (in the oven)

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How to easily roast acorn squash in the oven.

How To Roast Acorn Squash

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How to roast butternut squash.

How to Roast Butternut Squash

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Steamed broccoli in a saucepan with a steamer basket inside.

How to Steam Broccoli (Stove Top + Microwave)

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Hosting Thanksgiving?

Let us help you through all the how-to steps of making the perfect turkey – from thawing, to cooking, & carving!! We will take this large task and break it all down for you into easy to follow steps.

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

How Long to Boil Chicken Thighs

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How to Cook Pork Belly (so crispy!)

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

How to Cook Tofu

Plate of oven baked bacon.

How to Bake Bacon in the Oven

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A plate of turkey bacon cooked in the oven.

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Oven

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Someone butterflying a chicken breast.

How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast

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

How to Carve a Turkey

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

How to Cook a Turkey (Ultimate Guide)

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

How to Cook Beef Tenderloin Steak Tips

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

How to Carve a Turkey Breast

Someone basting a deep fried turkey on a platter.

How to Deep Fry a Turkey

A plate of grilled chicken breasts with grill marks.

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

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

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

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How to Grill a Perfect Burger

How to Grill Salmon (with skin + without skin)

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

How to Grill a Perfect Steak

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Four grilled pork chops on a plate with grill marks.

How to Grill Pork Chops (so juicy!)

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grilled shrimp on skewers.

How to Grill Shrimp (Grilled Shrimp)

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

How to Hard Boil Eggs on the Stove Top

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

How to Make Chicken Bone Broth

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How to Make Chicken Broth

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How to make the perfect soft boiled eggs.

How to Soft Boil an Egg

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How to Shred Chicken Breast (3 ways!)

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The best sous vide chicken breast recipe.

How to Sous Vide Chicken Breasts

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How to Spatchcock a Chicken

A spatchcock turkey on a piece of parchment paper.

How to Spatchcock a Turkey

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Complete how to thaw a turkey tutorial.

How to Thaw a Turkey

An easy tofu scramble recipe.

Tofu Scramble

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Homemade lox on a bagel with red onion and dill.

How to Make Lox (Cured Salmon)

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Canning 101: How to Can Spaghetti Sauce

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

A bowl of uncooked orzo.

How to Cook Orzo

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How to Cook Farro

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

How to make a Roux

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to make a creamy hollandaise sauce.

How to Make Hollandaise Sauce

Broths, Stocks and Sauces

How to Make Homemade Pasta - thewoodenskillet.com

How to Make Homemade Pasta

How to Make Almond Milk

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

How to Make Ghee (Step-by-Step)

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

How to Make a Citrus Herb Brine

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How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

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The best giblet stuffing recipe.

How to Make Classic Giblet Stuffing

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

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

How to Make a Matcha Latte

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Someone pouring homemade cold foam on top of iced coffee.

How to Make Cold Foam (5 ways)

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Mason jar of homemade cashew milk.

How to Make Cashew Milk

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Bread basket full of homemade garlic bread.

How to Make Garlic Bread

Bowl of homemade croutons.

How to Make Croutons

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

How To Make Breadcrumbs

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The best homemade salsa verde recipe.

Salsa Verde

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How to Make Maple Syrup

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

How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

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An easy tutorial on how to make homemade taco seasoning.

How to Make Homemade Taco Seasoning

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

How to Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam

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How to Make Oat Milk

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Mason jar full of oat flour.

How to Make Oat Flour

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Bowl of Sushi Rice with chopsticks laying across.

How to Make Sushi Rice

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Someone dipping homemade sushi into a bowl of soy sauce.

How to Make Sushi

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

How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream

How to Tap Maple Trees

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A raw turkey sitting in a roasting pan with someone rubbing herbed butter all over it.

Herbed Butter for Turkey

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A plate with sliced deep fried turkey breast on it and fresh thyme next to it.

Deep Fried Turkey Breast

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Top down shot of a pan of herbed butter baked turkey wings.

Herbed Butter Baked Turkey Wings

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A plate with turkey, green beans, stuffing a mashed potatoes with smoked turkey gravy on top.

Smoked Turkey Gravy

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Top down shot of someone pressing a graham cracker crust into a pie plate.

How to Make Graham Cracker Crust

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A top down shot of a plate of smoked eggs with one cut open to show the cooked inside with salt and pepper on top.

Smoked Eggs

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Top down shot of a smoked turkey wing a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Smoked Turkey Wings

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Someone holding a bowl of creamy mashed potatoes with extra butter and chives on top.

Extra Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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Top down shot of a slow cooker filled with baked potato.

Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes

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Top down shot of two ribeye steaks cooking in a cast iron skillet with melted butter and fresh thyme.

Ribeye Steak (+ garlic herb butter)

Up close shot someone zesting a lemon.

How to Zest a Lemon (5 ways)

Top down shot of a cutting board with a knife, pineapple chunks, circles and spears.

How to Cut Pineapple

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Top down shot of two new york strip steaks cooking in a cast iron skillet with melted butter and fresh thyme.

New York Strip

A small jar of homemade ranch dressing with a spoon lifting some out.

Herby Ranch Dressing

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Someone pouring homemade French dressing on top of a Chef Salad.

French Dressing

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How to make the perfect soft boiled eggs.

How to Soft Boil an Egg

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Someone holding a plate with two over easy eggs, a gold fork and a piece of toast.

Over Easy Eggs

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Top down shot of a bowl of homemade thousand island dressing with a spoon sticking out.

Thousand Island Dressing

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Top down shot of a cutting board with a bunch of asparagus on top with the ends trimmed and a knife next to them.

How to Trim Asparagus

Top down shot of boiled crab legs in a pot of water.

How Long to Boil Crab Legs

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