13 Hard Cooking and Baking Skills You Can Use This Time at Home to Finally Master

Although making fresh, homemade jam is one of the simplest recipes to learn, grabbing a jar off the shelf is always the go-to move. Well, not anymore. The hardest part of the job is deciding whether or not to use pectin, a type of starch that will add thickness. Or make a jar of both so you have options!

How To: make jam