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How To: Rid Your Kitchen of Fruit Flies Once and for All
How To: Chia Seeds Are Super Healthy—Here's How to Make Them Super Delicious
Nature's Secret Code: How to Select Vegetables at Their Peak
Listen Up, Java Snobs: Here's How & Why You Need to Use Instant Coffee
Chef's Quick Tip: Char Your Citrus for Extra Flavor
How To: The Unexplainable Trick to Removing Bitterness from Cucumbers
How To: Why Bananas, Flax, Chia, & Even Blood Make Great Egg Substitutes
How To: Cook Broccoli, Kale, & Other Brassicas So They Actually Taste Good
How To: Why Kitchen Shears Are the Best Tool You Aren't Using
How To: The Trick to Squeezing Out Every Last Bit of Juice from Lemons, Limes, & Other Citrus Fruit
Nature's Secret Code: How to Pick Perfectly Ripe Fruit Every Time
How To: Pit Apricots, Plums, Nectarines, & Other Stone Fruits Like a Chef
News: 13 Delicious Egg-in-the-Hole Remixes You Gotta Try
How To: Use Up Lettuce & Other Greens Before They Go Bad (Without Making Any Salads)
How To: Make Amazing Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Every Single Time
How To: The Ultimate Garlic Cheat Sheet: Which Type of Garlic Goes Best with What?
How To: One-Minute Pasta! Plus More Revolutionary Pasta-Cooking Hacks You Need to Know
Real Brain Food: What Geniuses Actually Eat, Part 2
Real Brain Food: What Geniuses Actually Eat, Part 1
How To: Make Salad Greens Last Longer… Using Your Breath or Homemade CO2
How To: The Trick to Peeling & Grating Stubborn Ginger More Easily
How To: Cook Frozen Steak & Fish Without Defrosting Them First
Ingredients 101: How & Why You Should Always Brown Butter
How To: 8 Mouthwatering S'Mores Food Hacks for Summer
Ingredients 101: Use Baking Soda to Neutralize Bitter & Sour Flavors in Food
Summertime Cooking Hacks: How to Make Meals Without Sweating Over Them
How To: The Secret Trick to Peeling Shallots More Easily
Ingredients 101: Toasting Nuts Is a Necessary Evil & Here's Why
News: WTF Is Gluten? Finally—A Definitive Answer
How To: Temper Chocolate & Why You Should Never Skip This Step at Home
How To: 10 Paper Towel Hacks for Your Kitchen & Beyond
How To: Scoop Frozen Ice Cream Without Breaking Your Wrist
Ingredients 101: Why Properly Rinsing Rice, Barley, Farro & Quinoa Is So Damn Important
How To: Why You Should Always Order Large—At Least When It Comes to Pizza
How To: Eat Better by Making Healthy Food More Visible
How To: Why You Need to "Smash" Your Burger for Maximum Flavor
How To: Why You Don't Really Need to Season Your Cast-Iron Pan
Slurping's Mandatory: Why Getting Messy with Ramen Makes It Taste Better
Cook for Garlic & Onion Haters: Alternatives & Substitutes
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Food Tool Friday: This $9 Idiot-Proof Knife Sharpener Gets Amazing Results
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Food Tool Friday: Thermomix, a Mind-Blowing 12-in-1 Kitchen Appliance
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: Salak (A Fruit Slytherins Would Love)
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How To: 10 Cookout Tricks That'll Make You a Seasoned Grill Master
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Food Tool Friday: The Cutting-Edge Allure of Ceramic Knives
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Food Tool Friday: Meet the Big Green Egg—The Ultimate Cookout Machine
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: The Alien Melon from Star Trek
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: Get Enlightened with a Buddha's Hand Citron
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News: Grow Fresh Herbs & Veggies Indoors with a Tabletop Greenhouse
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: How to Train Your Dragonfruit
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News: Make Grilled Cheese in Your Toaster with No Mess
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News: These Edible Flowers Will Literally Shock You
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Food Tool Friday: This Cloth Bag Is Actually a Powerless Slow Cooker
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News: Squid Ink Is the New Black
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Food Tool Friday: The Real-Life Star Trek Food Replicator
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: Isinglass (Or Why Your Guinness Has Fish in It)
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Food Tool Friday: These Spill-Proof Drinking Glasses Will Rock Your World
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Food Tool Friday: Yes, You Can Compost (Even Without a Yard)
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Weird Ingredient Wednesday: Black Sapote (The Chocolate Fruit)
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Food Tool Friday: The Best Lunchboxes for Kids & Adults Alike
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How To: Cook Broccoli, Kale, & Other Brassicas So They Actually Taste Good
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How To: Deep Frying Without a Deep Fryer: Which Pan Is Best for the Job?
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Chef's Quick Tip: Char Your Citrus for Extra Flavor
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How To: Cook Your Bacon in Water for Perfect Texture & No Splattering
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How To: Why You Need to Heat Up Store-Bought Tortillas (And the Best Ways to Do It)
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How To: Remove Old Food & Drink Stains with This Cheap, Easy Homemade Solution
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How To: The Secret to Cleaning Scuff Marks Off Dishes & Silverware Faster (& Why It Works)
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How To: The Unexplainable Trick to Removing Bitterness from Cucumbers
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How To: Make Lazy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in Your Toaster
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How To: The Ultimate Garlic Cheat Sheet: Which Type of Garlic Goes Best with What?
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How To: Make Water 'Bottles' You Can Eat
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How To: Clean "Uncleanable" Scorched Spots from Pots & Pans
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How To: Use Up Lettuce & Other Greens Before They Go Bad (Without Making Any Salads)
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How To: The Secrets to Giving Day-Old French Fries a Delicious Second Life
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How To: Why Does a Wooden Spoon Stop Pasta from Boiling Over?
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News: Why Guinness Tastes Better in Ireland (& More Surprising Guinness Facts)
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How To: Make Store-Bought Barbecue Sauce Taste Homemade Using Stuff You Already Have
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How To: Why You Should Always Order Large—At Least When It Comes to Pizza
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How To: One Thing You're Not Doing That You Should for Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
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How To: Why You Should Stop Buying Spreadable Butter—And How to Make It Yourself
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How To: Spread Cold, Hard Butter Without Ripping Your Toast to Shreds
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How To: Stop Waiting Around! Bring Eggs, Milk, & Butter to Room Temp in Minutes
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How To: The Trick to Squeezing Out Every Last Bit of Juice from Lemons, Limes, & Other Citrus Fruit
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How To: Turn a Tortilla into a French Crêpe
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How To: Why You Need to "Smash" Your Burger for Maximum Flavor
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How to Prep Tofu Properly: A Beginner's Guide for Tofu Haters
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Hot vs. Cold Brew Tea & Coffee: Which Ones Are Better for You?
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How To: The Food Hacks Guide to Breading & Frying Meat to Perfection
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How To: If You're Going to Make Homemade Peanut Butter, You Better Use a Wok
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How To: The Secret to Perfectly Fluffy Microwave Popcorn Isn't the "Popcorn" Button
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How To: Water, Lemon Juice, Vinegar, or Nothing: Should You Even Bother Rinsing Chicken?
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How To: Tell When Your Chef's Knives Are Truly Sharp (And Keep Them That Way)
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How To: The Easiest Way to Serve Stubborn Ice Cream Isn't with a Scooper
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Cook for Garlic & Onion Haters: Alternatives & Substitutes
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Cook Like a Chef: Use Ratios, Not Recipes
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How To: Use Your Thumb for Perfectly Shaped Burger Patties Every Time
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How To: The One Thing You're Not Doing for Perfect Steaks & Roasts
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How To: Make Perfectly Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Without Adding More Butter or Milk
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Turkey Day Hacks: 7 Alternatives to Traditional Stuffing
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How To: Cook Polenta in 15 Minutes Instead of 40