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Joe Sevier

Senior SEO Editor, Cooking

Following stints at StarChefs and Saveur, Joe joined Epicurious in 2016 where he’s written about how to make the very best biscuits, the singularity of third-culture cooking, and the ultimate cream cheese frosting. Currently, he works across both BA and Epi as the senior SEO editor for cooking stories, which just means he tries to make our recipes and essays on technique easier to find whenever you’re ready to cook something. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center), Joe has worked as a professional chef—and sometimes bartender—in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Alabama, and Tennessee (where he grew up), including as a collaborator in the short-lived Eat Your Heart Out Supper Club pop-up, which paired a multi-course dinner with a rotating cast of storytellers and comedians.

How to Make Your Crumble Less....Well, Crumbly

One small addition will turn your cake from a crumbly mess to a crispy-crowned marvel.

The Best (and Cheapest) Direct-to-Consumer Knives

These 7 direct-to-consumer knife brands are vying for your chopping block.

6 Ways to Use the Dull Side of Your Chef's Knife

The dull side of the knife is actually pretty interesting.

4 Surprising Ways to Cut Your Favorite Vegetables

Got butternut squash problems? Not anymore.

Weekly Meal Plan: March 5–9

Filipino pork, crispy fish, and a ton of easy-does-it tips.

The $25 Kitchen Upgrade You Can Make Right Now

Replace three kitchen staples, have a better life tomorrow.

Taste Test: Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

We tasted 10 grocery store brands to determine the best bread of the bunch. Did your favorite make the cut?

The Filipino Cure for the Common Cold

Who needs chicken soup when you can have chicken and rice?

How to Cook Pork Chops the Right Way

Dry, grey, rubbery pork chops have no place in your kitchen.

4 Classic, Flaming Valentine's Day Desserts

And how to light them without setting your kitchen on fire.

Taste Test: All-Purpose Flour

We put eight leading brands to the test to find out which flour was the best for simple baking. Did your favorite make the cut?

8 Ways to Make Soup Faster

Making soup doesn't have to be an all-day affair.

Taste Test: Best Mild Store-Bought Salsa

We tasted 11 salsas to find the best one available on grocery store shelves. Did your favorite make the cut?

The Original Maraschino Cherry

You're gonna need a drink after reading this.

Taste Test: Spicy Brown Mustard

Did your favorite make the pungent, spicy, tangy cut?

How to Make Yogurt in An Instant Pot

Because "Stovetop Method"? You don't know her.

The Best Holiday Gifts for Your Significant Other

Because bae deserves more than a homemade book of coupons for massages that you know will never actually happen.