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Knowledge about cooking and food is not always innate. While some of us seem to be born knowing how to dice an onion and having recipes from our ancestors baked into our brains, others are lucky to prepare a frozen pizza without burning it. There’s no shame in being inept in the kitchen, but if you’re looking to improve your cooking skills, we’ve got you covered.

We’ve compiled some of the most informative graphics about cooking and food from the Cool Guides subreddit to give you a crash course in culinary knowledge. So grab your apron and chef’s hat and dig into the informative list below, which even features an interview with a professional chef and the host of interactive culinary events, Chef Egg.

Don’t forget to upvote the guides you find most tasty, and be sure to share any delicious cooking tips or fun food facts you know in the comments section below. Then, if you’re looking for even more knowledge to add to your cooking arsenal, check out this Bored Panda piece next.

#1

The Life Cycle Of A Strawberry Is Neat

The Life Cycle Of A Strawberry Is Neat

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DuchessDegu
Community Member
4 years ago

My wild strawberries are just in flower/losing petals. Soon I'll have some strawberries, if I'm faster than the squirrels, to harvest them!

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    #2

    How To Pick The Right Watermelon

    How To Pick The Right Watermelon

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    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This could save me a fortune! Thank you

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    #3

    Macaroon Or Macaron?

    Macaroon Or Macaron?

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    blobby_grrl
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    mmm *homer voice*, Macron....

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    #4

    Common Foods Before Humans Domesticated Them

    Common Foods Before Humans Domesticated Them

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    Ivo H
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This is just amazing. It never cease to amaze me how the hell someone though 'hey, that bitter, chewy root without taste could be really good with meat after ~1000 years of cultivation'

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    #5

    At A Burger Joint In My Town

    At A Burger Joint In My Town

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    Pungent Sauce
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The most non-judgmental temp chart ever, well done.

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    #6

    Can My Dog Eat This?

    Can My Dog Eat This?

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    blobby_grrl
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    this is really interesting, actually

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    #7

    This Is How To Measure Rice (Asian Style)

    This Is How To Measure Rice (Asian Style)

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    Pungent Sauce
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Works every time. And a good rice cooker is totally worth it.

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    #8

    Six Vegetables That All Came From The Same Plant

    Six Vegetables That All Came From The Same Plant

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    Kit Kat
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    How did I not know this??

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    #9

    Nestlé Won't Be Leaving Russia. Here's A Guide To The Product Brands That Nestlé Owns

    Nestlé Won't Be Leaving Russia. Here's A Guide To The Product Brands That Nestlé Owns

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    Violet Jensen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This company is…. Truly evil. Like I know y’all hate Amazon but this place is worse. My mother’s favorite example is that they, to sell gerber baby formula, basically send people to tell poor African mothers that breast milk is not sufficient for their baby and that they need formula. And the babies *deep sigh* are uNaLiVeD because the mothers use the water available, which is dirty and unsafe for infants. Nestle is evil.

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    #10

    The Ultimate Banana Guide

    The Ultimate Banana Guide

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    Andrew Vince
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Deep fried with ice cream.....

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    #11

    Know Your Coffee

    Know Your Coffee

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    Ivo H
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    How did i never heard of Affogato?

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    #12

    Apples On A Scale From Most Tart To Most Sweet

    Apples On A Scale From Most Tart To Most Sweet

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    Beth S
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    I am just curious... does anyone actually like Red Delicious apples? I find they taste odd to me for some reason. My palate could just be weird.

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    #13

    A Healthy Snack

    A Healthy Snack

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    Ivo H
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Just mix it back together and give it to me

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    #14

    How Old Are Your Eggs

    How Old Are Your Eggs

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    Priscilla Wagner
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Eggs should be stored pointy side down. This keeps the air bubble at the top and will stay fresher longer. Store bought eggs are at least a month old.

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    #15

    How To Open A Lime!

    How To Open A Lime!

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    DuchessDegu
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What?? TIL!!!

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    #16

    When To Boil Water To Cook Vegetables

    When To Boil Water To Cook Vegetables

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    howdylee
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    now i'm curious... what happens if you add raw potato to boiling water? (or does it just mess up your cooking times?)

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    #17

    Spice Combos

    Spice Combos

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    Stevo
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Replace mustard with garlic powder in cajun spice... either that was a misprint or they have a different notion of cajun than.... cajuns.

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    #18

    Cake

    Cake

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    Colin L
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This assumes you use a cake mix. It's surprisingly easy to make your own, just don't tamper with any flour to leavening (baking powder/soda) ratio.

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    #19

    I Would Love To Have This For Afternoon Tea!

    I Would Love To Have This For Afternoon Tea!

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    beesechurger elite
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Who needs tea when you can have champagne

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    #20

    A Restaurant Guide For How You Want Your Steak Cooked

    A Restaurant Guide For How You Want Your Steak Cooked

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    STOP TELLING PEOPLE THEY CANNOT HAVE THEIR STEAK WELL DONE!!!! IT'S THEIR FECKING STEAK!!!! Just because I like mine blue, doesn't meant I'm right or wrong, just that we prefer thigs differently!

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    #21

    Birdy Eggs

    Birdy Eggs

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I think a different font should be used for Flicker.

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    #22

    British & American Words

    British & American Words

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    NsG
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    If you want to get really complicated, in Britain, the bread typically shaped for hamburgers can also be known as a bap, batch, roll, bun, barm(cake)...

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    #23

    How To Test If A Plant Is Edible

    How To Test If A Plant Is Edible

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The supermarket will be disapproving of you

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    #24

    A Cheese Melting Guide!

    A Cheese Melting Guide!

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The "American Cheese" is that just some of that plastic pretend a cheese you see on cheap burgers? Going by the picture?

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    #25

    All The Ways To Screw Up A Chocolate Chip Cookie...

    All The Ways To Screw Up A Chocolate Chip Cookie...

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    Chris Kane
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Just me or does overbaked look the best?

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    #26

    You Want Lots Of Potatoes? This Is How You Get Loads Of Potatoes

    You Want Lots Of Potatoes? This Is How You Get Loads Of Potatoes

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    Martin Kaine
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Please use the wood listed (if using wood). DO. NOT. USE. PRESSURE-TREATED LUMBER. (aka deck lumber-there are poisonous chemicals which will leak into the soil)

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    #27

    Evolution Of Pepsi Bottles

    Evolution Of Pepsi Bottles

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    Robertas Lisickis
    BoredPanda Staff
    4 years ago

    I prefer Bepis.

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    #28

    Weird Fruits

    Weird Fruits

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    LagoonaBlueColleen
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    Durian is best eaten frozen. Smells like stinky feet. (A coworker said it was jack fruit. He's the one that brought it to work. Said he got it from an Asian specialty store and that it was called Jack Fruit and he said they sold it frozen and that was the best way to eat it. As pungent as that fruit was it was actually good tasting. If I were wrong, he was wrong. Sheesh.)

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    #29

    The Only Wine Chart You'll Ever Need

    The Only Wine Chart You'll Ever Need

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    The Scout
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Unfortunately this is not exactly true. The chart is partly correct as it refers to the sugar content naturally occuring in the grapes, but not taking into account the process. The sweetness of wine is not only determined by original grape but by vinification. Riesling, for example, more often than not is vinified as dry, although having much (inherent) sugar to begin with. Dry ports and dry moscato do exist, as do sweet Sangiovese or Sauvignon Blanc. To make matters even more complicated, this variies regionally - some grapes are mostly vinified dry in one country and sweet in another.

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    #30

    Vertical Foods

    Vertical Foods

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    We also have chicken gyros in Greece

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    #31

    A Quick Guide To Tea!

    A Quick Guide To Tea!

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    Beth S
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    Chamomile can also help calm nausea, cramps, and intestinal distress. It helps calm spasms so it provides some relief from these things. It is also calming and is helpful for anxiety. When I am having stomach issues I actually combine peppermint and chamomile tea.

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    #32

    Different Kinds Of Cheesecake

    Different Kinds Of Cheesecake

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    Tanja Hoffmann-Blaha
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Yay for Käsekuchen! <3

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    #33

    Was Just Finding Information On When To Harvest My Peppers And Found This

    Was Just Finding Information On When To Harvest My Peppers And Found This

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    Jason Mills
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    These charts need to be updated to include the Carolina Reaper.

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    #34

    Yogurts Of The World

    Yogurts Of The World

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    Ivo H
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Go skyr!

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    #35

    Preserves Are Probably My Favorite

    Preserves Are Probably My Favorite

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    Olga Aftyka
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    None of it fits what would pass for jam in my mind - whole fruits cooked for so long they break into smaller bits, added sugar, bo jellying factor added nor needed

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    #36

    Ok, Now You Know

    Ok, Now You Know

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    L1z
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    And in Canada? Or the rest of the world? Those numbers are on our milk jugs too but I'm certain we don't get our milk from New York, here in Sask.

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    #37

    Cold Cut Guide I Saw At The Deli Section

    Cold Cut Guide I Saw At The Deli Section

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    Bittersweetie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    All these years...had I known...

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    #38

    Onion Use Guide

    Onion Use Guide

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Vegetabkles???

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    #39

    I Made A Guide Explaining How Different Types Of Halloween Candy Got Their Names

    I Made A Guide Explaining How Different Types Of Halloween Candy Got Their Names

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    Trisha Howson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Very interesting love it

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    #40

    Brownies-How To Mix Them Up!

    Brownies-How To Mix Them Up!

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The Dutch wins it for me! Chewy, dark and rich happy days!

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    #41

    Types Of Sandwiches

    Types Of Sandwiches

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    blobby_grrl
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    club sandwich is my kind of sandwich

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    #42

    Which Waters To Avoid By Region

    Which Waters To Avoid By Region

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    beesechurger elite
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    I THOUGHT IT WAS DEER PARK EVERYWHERE!

    Nicole
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I've never even heard of deer park

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    Starbelly Eleven
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Don't buy bottled water.

    Lonely Tentacle
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    Some areas, or even whole countries don't have drinkable tap water.

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    Curry on...
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Probably all of starts as tap water.

    qwerty
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ridiculous. Tap water tastes far better than Arrowhead.

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    Kirsti Tuers
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I was just talking about this

    floyd661
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I love how Ozarka is not in Missouri, which is where the Ozarks actually are, lol!

    T5n
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I was wondering why I didn’t see deer park when I was in Colorado

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I religiously drink Poland Spring water from Maine. It tastes far cleaner and better than tap water. I've found myself drinking alot more water after I started using it.

    Community Member
    4 years ago

    now you know where it came from

    Sharon Heim
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Why should we avoid these?

    Wray O Sunshine
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Zephyrhills water tastes like if mud and limestone could p**s. If I was lost at sea for weeks and rescued I'd think twice if my only option was that. What im trying to say is... 🤐

    Nonya Bidness
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This should be higher on the list. Everyone needs to know this. Do not buy anything from Nestle

    Rob Chapman
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    How do you spell evil? N E S T L E

    Sven Wrightsen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

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    Probably not going to be boycotting brands during a Biden food shortage, but thanks.

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    #43

    United States Of Sandwiches

    United States Of Sandwiches

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    beesechurger elite
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    POV: you are looking for your state to see if it’s accurate

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    #44

    I Hope It's Not A Repost.

    I Hope It's Not A Repost.

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    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    you can use about an eighth teaspoon of baking soda in 6oz of light roast drip coffee to cut the acid. I'd go with an eighth teaspoon of soda at a time because you can tip the scale over into Bitter very quickly. And beware of foam!

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    #45

    Donut & Wine Pairings

    Donut & Wine Pairings

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    Pungent Sauce
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Well this changes my breakfast plans entirely. Can we get Dunkin’ on board with this?

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    #46

    Percentage Of Air In Chip Bags

    Percentage Of Air In Chip Bags

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    Pungent Sauce
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Good thing they’re sold by weight, not volume.

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    #47

    Where Is USA Are Common Foods Grown?

    Where Is USA Are Common Foods Grown?

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    California: “We got the citrus covered, guys.” XD am Californian, can confirm.

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    #48

    Tuna Sushi And Sashimi Cut Guide

    Tuna Sushi And Sashimi Cut Guide

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    GramDB
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Cook it … or no go!

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    #49

    Guide To Ratio Rules In Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Guide To Ratio Rules In Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ah, yes, the pixled cookie look

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