Paper Bag Popcorn

Have to pit a bunch of cherries, but don't own a cherry pitter? CHOW.com's Roxanne Webber shows you how to use a common household item to do the trick. For more info on alternate ways to pit a cherry, see these Chowhound discussions.

Harold McGee, author of Keys to Good Cooking: A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes, loves ice cream. Here he shares a quick and easy way to make it using freezer bags—no ice cream maker required! (And here's Harold's Ice Cream in a Bag recipe in case you want to try this at home.)

Corn kernels always go flying when you cut them off the cob, but it's easy to keep them in check with this simple trick from the CHOW Test Kitchen's Christine Gallary. All you need is a bowl, a paper towel, and a short knife. When you're ready to try out this technique, put it to use in our Tomato, Tomatillo, and Corn Salad recipe.