From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

How to peel and seed cucumbers to make the most of their flavor and texture.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

This quick video will show you how to prepare an ear of corn for sautéing, making soups and chowders, or stir-frying. A pretty straight-forward skill that should find plenty of use in a couple weeks when the really great corn starts coming in.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

Once you understand the fairly simple anatomy of a cabbage, shredding it is an easy task—all it requires is a sharp knife, and a willingness to perform a whole lot of repetitive motion. Just keep thinking "cole slaw cole slaw cole slaw," and you’ll be through it in no time.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

Asides from being outright delicious, oysters are amongst the healthiest things you can eat, both for yourself, and for the environment. Unlike fish farms which produce tons of dangerous waste and require inefficient feeds and medicines, oyster farms have a minimal environmental impact, actually...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

What tenderloin lacks in flavor, it makes up for in tenderness. When cooked to medium rare, it should be tender enough to cut with a butter knife. Because of its lack of fat, it’s often served wrapped with bacon, or with a rich compound butter or butter-based sauce like béarnaise.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:58 PM

In this video, you’ll learn how to cut potatoes into perfect 1/4-inch batons. Read more at SeriousEats.com

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Sep 19 2010 9:21 PM

My mamma-in-law Marisa calls this ham, pea and pasta in milk sauce ‘tagliatelle delicate’ (pronounced deli-car-tay), because it doesn’t cover its long pasta with as thick a sauce as many heavy tagliatelle dishes. It’s so scrumptious... I think you'll love it!

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly shows how to prepare shrimp for cooking in recipes. De-veining, peeling, butterflying are demonstrated.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to prepare and cut shallots.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to safely cut and prepare a pineapple for use in recipes.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to peel and cut an eggplant for use in recipes.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to hard-boil and soft-boil eggs. You will also learn how to shell or peel the egg.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates the proper way to melt chocolate for use in recipes using a double-boiler.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to saute a chicken breast in oil.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly demonstrates how to cut a boneless chicken breast and prepare it for cooking.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:48 PM

Yummly shows you how to cut an avocado, remove the pit and remove the avocado skin

From: 5min.com on AOL on Mon, Sep 13 2010 8:43 PM

Kim Bensen and her mother are making a healthy version of crepes in this episode.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Mon, Sep 06 2010 8:59 PM

Join Kitchen Basics to learn how to poach an egg in this chef’s skills video.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Mon, Sep 06 2010 8:59 PM

Learn from a Culinary Institute of America chef how to make basic vinaigrette in this kitchen basics video.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Mon, Sep 06 2010 8:59 PM

Kitchen Daily’s Marcus Samuelsson shows you how to prepare a salmon salad sandwich.