Cooking Methods

Clean and Refurbish Cast Iron
Learn how to clean cast iron and refurbish a rusty, old cast iron pot to a shimmering black, useable kitchen cookware.

The Community Table
Celebrate your local bounty with a potluck meal of regional fare.

Diary of a Class: Food Gifts, Friendship--and a Trip to Remember
In John C. Campbell Folk School's class about food gifts there's much to learn about expanding your horizons, both culinary and geographically. Read one student's diary about a trip to remember.

Eat This: Safe Foraged Foods Guide
Why pass up the green and blooming bounty around your homestead that many count as weeds or decoration: Make something to eat instead!

Common Canning Problems
Read about some canning problems and major canning sins to keep your food safe. You can always learn more when you contact your local cooperative extension office.

10 Simple Tips for Better Beer
Improve your brewing skills with these tips for making tastier beers.

5 Tips for the Advanced Brewer
Up your beer-making ante with these helpful hints geared toward experienced brewers.

6 Whole-food Cooking Ideas You Never Thought to Try
Try these recipes to add some excitement to your kitchen without letting a single part of your harvest go to waste.

Baking Tips to Help You Win Prizes
Follow these blue-ribbon baking tips to take the top prize at your county fair.

Bread-baking Problems
Flat loaves? Gummy bread? Troubleshoot bread-making mishaps with this guide.