Common pantry ingredients like AP flour, rice flour, and potato starch behave similarly to cornstarch when it comes to thickening, baking, and frying.

An easy, last minute way to thicken a sauce is to whisk in a little cornstarch that has been dissolved in water. But cornstarch can make the sauce a bit chalky. That is why many experienced cooks ...

Q: What thickener is best for sauces and gravies, and when should I add it? I always use flour, but it tends to clump. A: Most sauces and gravies are thickened with some kind of starch. The most ...

Q. In an article on puddings, you used cornstarch as a thickening product. I have found arrowroot produces much silkier results, never clumps and is superior to cornstarch. Any thoughts? When I'm ...

What Is Cornstarch, and How Is It Used in Cooking? First, let's get a better understanding of what exactly cornstarch is and how it behaves when cooked. Cornstarch is made from the endosperm of corn ...

Two vegetables I've been itching to grow are peanuts and Queensland arrowroot. Not necessarily the first things you think about growing as summer crops, but they're really easy to grow and worthwhile ...