Hot Fruit How-Tos
How To: Make stuffed apples with peanut butter and granola
You’ll be able to impress your friends with this mouth-watering snack! And what goes better together than apples and peanut butter? Follow along with this how-to video to learn how to make peanut butter and granola stuffed apples.
How To: Pick and store fruits from the grocery store
Fruits are an essential part of cooking. This three part how-to video series shows you what to look out for when picking out fruit at the grocery store. These three videos go over the banana, avocado, apple, blueberries, cherries, coconut, peaches, oranges, strawberries, and grapes. Watch and learn how to pick out ripe and over ripe fruit and even how to store it properly.
How To: Remove pesticides from fruit
Pesticide residues remain in most fruits and vegetables, even after being washed with detergents. Pesticide residues are not removed normally from fruits and vegetables, even after washing. The reason? Pesticides are oil-based, and as we know, oil and water do not mix. Oil is usually not removed by water, certainly not tap water, which introduces other problems. The solution is to use a special kind of water called Kangen Water. Fred Brown, Vegas Buzz Featured Columnist and water expert, give...
How To: Make coconut cream from fresh coconut
In this second episode of the Hawaiian "Jenna in the Jungle" series, Manis demonstrates how to climb a coconut tree. Watch this how to video and learn how to cut coconuts open to make fresh, rich coconut cream. Learn the benefits of coconuts and how to use them in the most sustainable way. Use the coconut cream in a decadent chocolate recipe, jungle-style.
How To: Open a coconut quickly without making a mess
If you love coconuts, coconut water or even coconut meat, you should know how to open one up. This HowTo video tutorial shows you an easy way to open a coconut without making a mess.
How To: Open a Thai coconut
If you love coconuts then you should know how to open one. Properly opening a coconut will allow you to drink the delicious and nutritious water and coconut meat. So watch this how-to tutorial to learn how to open any Thai coconut.
How To: Remove coconut husk with a machete
Love coconuts but don't know how to open them up? This how to video demonstrates how to strip a coconut husk in under two minutes. Use a machete and a piece of wood to remove the husk and cut open coconuts.
How To: Pair pears
Serving pears today carries a special cachet. It's really worth knowing more about them. Pears can be poached, baked, grilled or roasted. One of the most delicate tasks is to match the right pear with the right cheese. Pears are one of most high fiber fruits.
How To: Use fruit cutting tools
On this episode of FoodGear add a little spice to your summer fruit consumption. At a standard kitchen store, you should be able to find every kind of fruit cutting gadget under the summer sun. Watch this instructional cooking video for advice on choosing grapefruit knives, strawberry holers and melon ballers. Remember, a fruit cutting tool won't actually make the fruit taste better.
How To: Buy Fresh Produce & Meat at the Grocery Store
Get tips for picking fresh pineapples, tomatoes, mushrooms, meats, and much more at your local grocery store in this free video series from a gourmet chef.
How To: Cut the meat of a mango
Cutting the meat off a mango can be tricky if you don't know there is a pit inside. Chef Paul talks about mangos and shows you how to cut the fleshy part off in this how to video. Watch and learn to dice the mango and enjoy this tropical fruit.
How To: Make and serve baked apples
In this how to video Chef Paul demonstrates how to make baked apples. Take brown sugar and mix it with butter to stuff inside the apples. Get creative and stuff the apples with dried fruits. There are several things you can do one the apple is baked, watch and learn.
How To: Serve and present grapefruit
There are so many things you can do with grapefruit. In this how to video Chef Paul demonstrates how to present grapefruit. Cut the bottom and use it as holder or drizzle it with brown sugar and caramelize it.
How To: Supreme a citrus fruit
To supreme a citrus fruit is to remove the fruit's fleshy sections from the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds. This creates glittery wedges that are the perfect addition to fruit salads and other delicious desserts. Check out this how to video to learn how to prepare these citrus-y segments with the supreme technique.
How To: Caramelize mango with rum and brown sugar
Toaster ovens are great when cooking for one. This how to video has delicious toaster oven recipes by four-star chef Eric Ripert. Today's recipe features caramelized mango fruit with rum. Serve this mango recipe with a scoop of ice cream
How To: Pit an avocado and keep it from turning brown
Avocados have become a staple in grocery stores, but they still seem intimidating to home cooks. Do you love avocados but don't know how to pit them? In this how-to video we show you how to pick ripe avocados, remove the pit and how to keep guacamole from turning brown.
How To: Zest, peel, slice and section an orange
Learn to zest, peel, slice and section an orange with Professional Chef Gerald Hirigoyen and Cooking.com. Pretty soon, you're going to be cooking with citrus like a pro.
How To: Make sweet and chocolate-y stuffed strawberries
Strawberries stuffed with cream cheese and topped with chocolate make for a sinfully delicious fruity dessert. The recipe calls for cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, melted chocolate, and of course, strawberries. Learn how to prepare this stuffed strawberry recipe by watching this video cooking tutorial.
How To: Make watermelon granitas
Learn how to make this light and easy watermelon treat for the summer.
How To: Grow and cultivate organic heirloom sun dried tomatoes
Fall in love with organic heirloom sun dried tomatoes. Tanja shows you how to grow and cultivate organic heirloom sun dried tomatoes on one of the many wonderful freshtopia videos.
How To: Prepare sour power bomb pop fruit porcupine
Cool treats for the whole gang! You'll be the hit of any summer event with this adorable porcupine-shaped fruit centerpiece. A watermelon, lemon, cantaloupe and grapes make the shape of this cute critter's body and the quills are brightly-colored Sour Power Bomb Pops. Watch this how to video for a tutorial on how to assemble the fruits into this colorful and edible centerpiece.
How To: Peal an orange with a knife
Fresh oranges are great in fruit salads and a variety of dishes. Peeling them can be a challenge though. Watch this tutorial by Cook the Geek to learn how to peel oranges with a knife
How To: Cut a banana without a cutting board
Do you need to cut a banana but you do not want to dirty your cutting board? Watch this video tutorial by Cook the Geek to learn how to safely cut a banana without a cutting board.
How To: Make edible grape and olive centerpieces
Meghan Carter visits Chef Jason Hill to discover the secret to creating beautiful and delicious edible centerpieces. Jason, host of the YouTube Channel Chef Tips, shared the essential elements for an attractive green and purple grape centerpiece as well as how to make something your guests will want to eat. You can also try creating the olive tower.
How To: Slice, dice and mash strawberries
Whether you're making a strawberry shortcake recipe, strawberry jam, or even a refreshing strawberry smoothie, make preparation easy when creating your favorite strawberry recipes with RecipeTips.com's strawberry slicing, dicing, and mashing tips. Slice, dice and mash strawberries.
How To: Remove pomegranate seed with a spoon
Extracting tart, sweet deliciousness with ease is the goal. Getting seeds out of pomegranates can be a messy prospect. Wrap yourself in protective clothing and get baning. Remove pomegranate seed with a spoon.
How To: Choose the perfect watermelon
Love to cool off with juicy watermelon on a hot summer day? Learn what you should look for when choosing a ripe watermelon, and learn how to pick one right off the vine.
How To: Make apple and pear fruit compote with a wine sauce
Fruit compote is a delicious way to dress up ice cream or angel food cake. Learn how to make a simple apple and pear compote, and then reduce the wine sauce to syrup.
How To: Prepare zest from citrus rinds
Make the best of your citrus fruit rinds by using this easy prep method for homemade zest - no fancy tools needed.
How To: Operate an OXO apple slicer
This video demonstrates how to use fruit and vegetable related products. These products are designed to make the process of preparing fruits and veggies easier. In this episode you will learn how to use an OXO apple divider.
How To: Cut open a pomegranate
In this episode of the Produce Picker Podcast learn how to cut open a pomegranate and avoid the mess that is usually associated with getting the seeds out of a pomegranate.
How To: Cut a mango to get perfect little cubes
Learn how to cut open a mango and get perfect little cubes.
How To: Pick and open a coconut
Getting into the inside of a coconut can be tough but this episode will show you an easy and quick way to crack open a coconut. Leave the tools in the garage. Forget about trying to cut the shell. All you need is a sturdy kitchen knife and a flick of the wrist.
How To: Core a pineapple
Learn a technique for coring a pineapple taught by a classically trained French chef.
How To: Choose the perfect ripe avocado
Learn how to pick out that perfectly ripe avocado and find out how to avoid the bad ones. You don't want to get home with an old avocado or one that isn't ready to use in time for that party.
How To: Slice an avocado
Successful avocado slicing depends on not following the banana model of peel first, then slicing. Avocados are best sliced with the skin still on.
How To: Cut fruit with playing cards with Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson shows an alternative way of making fruit salad with a deck of cards.
How To: Make spice roasted apples and pears with Gordon Ramsay
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. He'll show you how to make spice roasted apples and pears. The key to this recipe are the fresh summer pairs, make sure they are not too ripe. Make spice roasted apples and pears with Gordon Ramsay.
How To: Make roasted pineapples with Gordon Ramsay
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. In this video he shows you how to make roasted pineapple with mascarpone cream. This recipe starts with these uniquely salt baked pineapples. Enjoy! Make roasted pineapples with Gordon Ramsay.
How To: Make cherry samosas with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. Tonight he makes cherry compote samosas with clotted cream. Never thought you'd eat samosas like this huh? They are delicious! Make cherry samosas with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay.