Kitchen Academy

Essential techniques, clever tips, and safety basics for cooking with your Little Sous

How to Soften Butter (the Fun Way!)

By Christen Derr

Forget the microwave! Put a little muscle into it.

By Nick Fauchald

By Nichol Nelson

Delicious, fun, educational, unbearably cute: seven kitchen projects to warm every heart.

By Nick Fauchald

An all-purpose muffin recipe teaches kids how to make (and customize) their own quick breads.

By Olga Massov

Sure, there will be messes—but the bonding time spent together transcends the effort.

By Allison Jones

How to avoid too-many-cooks chaos.

By Zach Dundas

Peel, slice, bake, and scoop your way to the greatest dessert known to humankind. (That's just our opinion.)

Science

By Anna Sachse

How to be safe when playing with sublimation.

By Zach Dundas

In our new video, basic (safe!) knife skills foster self-confidence, responsibility, and BALTs.

By Nichol Nelson

Who needs a recipe? Once they know the technique, kids can experiment with all kinds of pumpkin seed flavors—all by themselves.

Science

By Nick Fauchald

Science, history, and tuned-in senses all come into play.