You've roasted the chicken beautifully, but now comes the hard part--carving. Chef Marc Bauer of the French Culinary Institute demonstrates how to carve a chicken perfectly.

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Just in time for Halloween, here are some great ideas for pumpkin carving AND some tips for making your pumpkin last longer after it's carved, courtesy of Howdini guru of fun Bruce Littlefield.

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There's more than one way to roast a turkey! Fine Cooking expert Nicki Sizemore shows us a trick to roast a tender, juicy bird that your entire family will love.

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Save room in the fridge and adapt any brine recipe to work in a large cooler instead! Fine Cooking's Nicki Sizemore shows you how to brine with this method for a juicy, flavorful turkey.

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This recipe calls for some planning, but the finished turkeys rich, smoky flavor and juicy meat is more than worth it. Fine Cooking's Julissa Roberts shows you how to make bacon wrapped smoked turkey.

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Roasting a tender, juicy, delicious turkey for your holiday feast is a skill everyone appreciates. Scott Cutaneo, who trained with the greats - Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse and Michel Guerard - is the chef-proprietor of the four-diamond (AAA) Le Petit Chateau in tony Bernardsville, N.J.  Here's his simple recipe for how to roast a turkey.

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Having fun with veggies may seem impossible to some kids, but not after they've watched teenaged professional chef Justin Miller work his magic.  With a few careful cuts, he shows you can have fun with veggies by making a radish rat.

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Get the most flavor out of, and into, your turkey by getting under it's skin. Try Chef Cathy Nehmer's compound butter recipe and rub it all over the meat. This way, the flavor is in the meat and not just on the skin!

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Chefs who brine turkey before roasting say it's a technique that makes the bird more moist and tender. If you're curious, here's Scott Cutaneo,  chef-proprietor of the four-diamond, (AAA) Le Petit Chateau in Bernardsville, N.J., to show you, step-by-step, how to brine a turkey.

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Chef Amy Topel, the food columnist for National Geographic's The Green Guide, shares her  easy turkey salad recipe and shows us how to turn leftover turkey into a simple organic turkey salad, without mayonnaise!

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When strawberries are in season, you just want to eat them morning, noon and night! But slicing all those strawberries can get a little tedious. Fine Cooking's Nicki Sizemore shows us a better way to get the job done, using an egg slicer!

How to slice strawberries

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Learn how to slice mushrooms like a pro.  Marc Bauer, Master Chef at the renowned French Culinary Institute shows you how to prepare mushrooms and produce attractive mushroom slices.

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We can't promise you won't cry when you slice onions, but we can promise that you'll enjoy watching Marc Bauer, Master Chef at the renowned French Culinary Institute and its popular L'Ecole Restaurant show you how to thinly slice an onion.

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When we think of carving turkey it usually involves cutting the breast along the grain of the meat, but this makes it tougher and stringier. Fine Cooking's Nicki Sizemore shows us a better way to slice turkey for juicier, better-tasting meat.

Jun 13, 2014

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