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Cornstarch may not be the most exciting ingredient, but it's utterly essential in so many recipes — from thickening stir-fries to keeping a cheesecake creamy and baking up a fruit pie. So there’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably heard of this pantry staple, but what is cornstarch exactly? This common cooking ingredient does indeed come from ...

There’s nothing worse than a thin sauce or a watery stew, but such undesirable outcomes can happen to the best of us, which is why the kitchen gods have blessed us with cornstarch—a magical powder ...