21 Charts About Cooking That Will Make You So Much Better In The Kitchen

    Reading this is like taking a cooking course in five minutes.

    1. First, this ingenious chart takes the confusion out of recipes and measurements:

    Measuring chart

    2. This chart explains the surprisingly easy formula for making a perfect salad (while also making a Monty Python joke):

    Chart for how to make a salad

    3. And this chart will ensure you never screw up boiling veggies again:

    4. This trick for measuring out rice and water is a game-changer:

    5. And this "easy spice combo" chart will seriously up your cooking game:

    6. Ever wonder what the exact differences are between the ways you can cook a steak? This chart's for you:

    7. And this chart explains the cooking differences for burgers:

    8. While we're on the subject of cooking meat, here are the temperatures you want to make sure they reach:

    Cooking temperatures for meat

    9. This graphic takes the mystery out of knowing which onion to use:

    10. This is the ultimate chart for understanding apples:

    11. And this chart explains when you should eat a banana (and why overripe bananas are best for making banana bread):

    12. Here's how to make box cake taste like it was baked by the fanciest bakery in town:

    13. Unsure if you can still cook with the ingredients you have? This chart explains the shelf life of unopened packages past their "best before" date:

    14. This chart teaches you how to make chocolate chip cookies EXACTLY the way you like them:

    15. And this chart shows you what chocolate chip cookies look like when you screw them up...in a variety of ways:

    16. This cheese melting guide is key to look at before you make your next dip or sauce (or anything else hot with cheese):

    17. And here's a great chart to make your cheese and cracker pairings out of this world:

    18. Ever want to invite friends over for an afternoon tea? This chart breaks down everything you'll need:

    19. This chart takes the mystery out of making different types of coffee:

    20. This chart explains the difference between kosher and not kosher if you need to cook for a kosher guest:

    21. And this last one explains how to slice limes to get the most juice out of it (and spoiler...most of us are doing it wrong):