There’s nothing like being halfway through creating your signature barbequed baked beans and realizing you’re out of Worcestershire sauce. Or maybe you just don’t like to stock it because you so rarely use it … it would just take up precious space in your cabinet.

The Cook’s Thesaurus will tell you that you can often substitute steak sauce or soy sauce instead! Like a good word thesaurus, the Cook’s Thesaurus gives you alternate ways of either substituting for or recreating certain ingredients.