Why it works: Corn starch is a go-to when thickening sauce for good reason: It’s widely available, inexpensive, flavorless and highly effective at thickening, even in small amounts. It also makes a ...

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 ...

Never let a runny tomato sauce ruin your day again. AllRecipes / Ana Cadena Tomato sauce is an invaluable ingredient in the kitchen. I don’t know what I would do without it. It's something I love to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Homemade sauces are easy -- and a key part of adding flavor to plenty of dishes. If you've ever cooked your own sauce, you ...

In this video, we’ll show you how to make melt-in-your-mouth beef brisket using a slow cooker (or crockpot). This overnight ...