If you’ve had your oven for a while and you’re accustomed to its temperature settings, then you likely don’t need to calibrate it. However, if you’ve just moved into a new home, or you’ve bought a new oven, then it’s a good idea to calibrate it so you can be sure it’s cooking at the right temperatures.

When blanching corn for freezing, the corn should spend about 3 minutes in a pot of near-boiling water. As for blanching corn for immediate cooking, it should take around 7 minutes. The exact blanching times depend on the size of your corn.

If you want to make a bundt cake but you don’t have the necessary pan, there are a few alternatives you can consider. Here we look at substitutes for bundt pans, as well as how to create your own bundt pan.

The length of time your bundt cake needs to spend in the oven will depend primarily on the size of the pan. A standard 12-cup bundt pan will take around 45 minutes to cook, but it’s not unusual for bundt cakes to need over an hour in the oven.

There are a number of different ways you can save a broken bundt cake, depending on how badly misshapen your bundt cake is. Here we investigate ways to fix a bundt cake that fell apart.

Regardless of what you’re going to do with your tomatoes, you should blanch them in a pot of boiling water for 40 to 60 seconds. After blanching your tomatoes, shock them in an ice bath for another 40 to 60 seconds.

If you’ve experimented with cooking your own French fries in the oven only to be disappointed with soggy and limp strips of potato, these tips are for you. We all know that oven baking fries is a much healthier alternative compared with deep frying, but most people believe that the fluffy interior and crispy exterior that fries are famed for can only be achieved with deep frying.

Clogging the dishwasher is a common cause of the malfunction. Look for the following signs to determine whether your dishwasher is clogged.

Chemical oven cleaners can work really well to remove a build up of grease and burnt-on food residue, however they do have drawbacks. Chemical cleaners release toxic fumes into the air which can be both unpleasant and dangerous, and many people worry about using chemicals so close to an area where their food will be cooked.

If you find yourself in a position where you need a ramekin but don’t have one available, there are a number of items you could consider substituting it with, including jam jars, shot glasses, and mugs.

Ideally, a 5-ounce or 6-ounce ramekin will work best for individual crème brûlée portions, though ramekins slightly smaller or slightly bigger can also be used.

There are various ways you can store ramekins to tidy up your kitchen cabinets such as using plastic tupperware, wooden boxes, spice racks, and shelving. Keep reading to learn further details.