One of the easiest ways to tell a real-deal chef from an amateur is to look at their slicing and dicing. Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food ...

Let’s talk about a piece of equipment that is underused in most kitchens: the mandoline. First of all, some of you may not have heard of the mandoline, or you’re confusing it with the similarly named ...