It’s the annual wintry cooking-skill conundrum: How to thicken gravy. As you start craving chilly weather dishes like robust roasts, mashed potatoes, and, of course, that annual holiday star, the ...

While flour is a great way thicken sauce (it acts by binding liquid with starch molecules) you can't just simply stir it in without ending up with a clumpy mess. Here are a few options to avoid the ...

Thanksgiving gravy can be a divisive topic — just a few years back, Gordon Ramsey got roasted online for sharing a meal coated in a super runny gravy. "There's no delicious thick gravy anywhere," ...

As a kid, you might have made one of those DIY stress balls. It was structured around a balloon, water, and the special ingredient—cornstarch. Put it together and you've got a mixture called Oobleck, ...

Thanksgiving dinner typically isn't a particularly virtuous meal, but there are simple ways to lighten the load. Gravy is a good place to start. Traditionally, gravy is made by browning flour in the ...

We’ve all been there—dinner is coming along smoothly, you’ve got the sides prepped, the main is done, and all that’s left to do is make a quick sauce to drizzle on top of everything. But alas, your ...

Thanksgiving dinner typically isn’t a particularly virtuous meal, but there are simple ways to lighten the load. Gravy is a good place to start. Traditionally, gravy is made by browning flour in the ...

Saucing a piece of meat, only to have it run off and pool on the plate, is heartbreaking. A good sauce is a vehicle for contrasting and complementary flavors, but it doesn’t do you any good if it ...

Is there anything more disappointing than cooking a perfectly tender hunk of meat or glistening roasted vegetables, only to find that the gravy to go with them is as thin and runny as water? Sadly, it ...