How to Smoke a Flat Brisket

Revered for its robust, beefy flavor, brisket is best cooked low and slow. A smoker grill helps you achieve melt-in-your-mouth tenderness and an intense smoky flavor. Brisket, cut from below the shoulder of a steer, is typically sold divided into two cuts -- the point cut and flat cut.

Zora Hughes
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How to Stir Fry With Hoisin Sauce

Hoisin sauce is made from vinegar, sugar, soy, chile peppers and garlic, a combination of ingredients which gives it a sweet and slightly spicy flavor. Hoisin is usually served as a condiment, but if you love its flavor, you can add it to stir fry in place of a more traditional stir fry sauce.

Natalie Smith
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How to Cook Scrapple in the Oven

Scrapple is a traditional German food and a favorite dish in many Pennsylvania Dutch communities, as well as areas of the south.

Laura Wallace Henderson
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How to Cook Pumpkin in a Microwave

Pumpkin has only 41 calories per 1/2-cup serving and is jam-packed with vitamin A, containing 336 percent of the daily recommended dietary allowance for women and 269 percent for men. Pumpkin also supplies vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium and folic acid.

Karen Curley
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How to Bake Prepared Breaded Chicken Cordon Bleu

Traditional chicken cordon bleu calls for boneless skinless chicken breasts to be pounded thin, wrapped around slices of ham and cheese, dipped in seasoned breadcrumbs and whisked eggs, then pan- or deep-fried in oil and butter. The result is far from healthy.

Michelle Kerns
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How to Marinate Chicken for Curry

Marinating chicken is a simple way to tenderize the bird and infuse the meat with a burst of flavor. Using curry in your marinade adds a bit of heat and Indian flair to the chicken.

Sara Ipatenco
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How to Cook Frozen Hamburgers in the Microwave

If you're craving hamburgers and all you've got are some frozen patties and a microwave, don't resign yourself to a trip to a fast-food restaurant. You can whip up a tasty, healthier meal in just a few minutes in your microwave.

Amanda Knaebel
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How to Cook Microwave-Steamed Shrimp

Your microwave oven is a versatile kitchen appliance that allows you to cook many foods in a jiffy. You can even steam shrimp in the microwave, but you must take care to cook it properly because a microwave does not cook foods, including shrimp, as evenly as a conventional oven does.

Kathryn Meininger
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How to Cook Rice in a Skillet

Most instructions for cooking rice call for using a saucepan, but you can just as easily use a skillet, ideal for ensuring evenly cooked rice and adding additional ingredients.

Zora Hughes
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How Do I Microwave a Red-Skinned Potato?

Red-skinned potatoes -- commonly called red potatoes or new potatoes -- are a nutritious addition to a healthy, balanced diet.

Michelle Kerns
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How to Cook Brats in a Microwave

Bratwurst is a richly seasoned German sausage prepared from pork or a mixture of pork and veal. Bratwurst comes either raw or precooked. You may prepare precooked bratwurst in the microwave, but fresh bratwurst requires other methods -- parboiling and grilling, for example -- to ensure that it is fully cooked.

Michelle Kerns
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How to Slow Cook on a Stovetop

Most people associate slow cooking with using a slow cooker called “Crock-Pot,” which is a trademarked name. Essentially, a slow cooker is similar to a Dutch oven, introduced in the colonial times and made of cast iron.

Cheryl Grace Myers
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