CHOW Tip

When Do You Blow on Your Liquor?

Hint: It’s not when it’s too hot.

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Time Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Roxanne Webber

You can cook ahead, you know. (By Meredith Arthur, Blake Smith, and Roxanne Webber)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Store Your Thanksgiving Leftovers with Roxanne Webber

Proper storing leads to further eating. (By Meredith Arthur, Blake Smith, and Roxanne Webber)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Brine Your Holiday Turkey with Michael Chiarello

Start with salt, of course. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Feature

Will This $20 Change Your Mind?

Bribing the host or hostess for a table. (By Helena Echlin)

Feature

Roast Your Own

The next step in ultimate coffee brewing. (By Traci Vogel)

CHOW Tip

What to Do with Vegetable Cuttings

Save them and use them for stock.

Feature

Do You Suck the Heads?

Easter is crawfish-boil time in Louisiana. (By Lessley Anderson)

CHOW Tip

How to Clean Your Coffee Maker

It makes a huge difference in the flavor of your coffee.

Obsessives

Obsessives: You're Not Hallucinating

Lance Winters of St. George Spirits explains the magic behind his absinthe. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

What to Do with Leftover Coffee Grounds

So useful well beyond percolation.

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Steep Tea with David Wong

Agitation is a good thing. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Chop an Onion with Kate Ramos

Don’t make those haphazard cuts. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Pour Beer with Dave McLean

You’ve got to stay aware. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Make Thanksgiving Stuffing with Roxanne Webber

Homemade is not hard. (By Meredith Arthur, Blake Smith, and Roxanne Webber)