Easy How: how-to guides, one drawing at a time

Free step-by-step how-to guides with hand-drawn pictures: cook a steak, boil an egg, bake sourdough, patch drywall and more. Built-in timers, no jargon.

Food how-to guides

• How to slice a loaf of bread: Even slices, no squashed middles, all ten fingers kept.
• How to make a sandwich: The classic, built layer by layer so nothing goes soggy.
• How to boil an egg: Jammy or firm, timed to the minute.
• How to cook white rice: Fluffy, separate grains every time.
• How to cook brown rice: Nutty, chewy and toasted first for extra flavor.
• How to make fried rice: Leftover rice turned into dinner in 20 minutes.
• How to make fluffy pancakes: Tall, soft and golden, from scratch in 20 minutes.
• How to cook a steak: A golden crust and a juicy middle, in a pan you already own.
• How to bake sourdough bread: Crackly crust, chewy middle. Mostly waiting, a little squishing.
• How to make scrambled eggs: Soft, creamy curds that never go rubbery.
• How to make a grilled cheese: Crunchy and golden outside, melty all the way through.

Everyday how-to guides

• How to change a lightbulb: Safely, in five easy twists.
• How to tie your shoelaces: The bunny-ears method, which works every single time.
• How to fold a T-shirt: Neat enough for a shop shelf, in four folds.
• How to patch a hole in drywall: From doorknob dent to invisible, in three thin coats.
• How to re-caulk anything: Tubs, sinks, windows or trim: swap the old line for a clean, sealed one.
• How to replace an air filter: Cleaner air and a happier furnace, in five minutes.