Shopping at Costco can be confusing, with the towering shelves of bulk goods, the crowds, and getting distracted by all of those tasty samples. But if you've got a membership, there's one Costco hack you should know about — a bakery item that sounds too delicious to be true.
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The fast food chain Five Guys is known for their fresh, never-frozen burgers, their delicious fries, and a robust secret menu, thanks to their abundance of free toppings. But it turns out that one of the best secret menu items at the chain has to do with an unusual add-in for their milkshakes.
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Grapes seem like such a healthy food, don't they? How could they possibly have any unpleasant side effects? For all their health benefits, they do have their downside, especially if you eat a ton.
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We all know that it's a good idea to add more fruits and veggies to our diet, whether we reach for tomatoes, potatoes, or leafy greens. But if you eat too many carrots, what happens to you?
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If you're a burger-hungry billionaire looking for the most luxurious hamburger a diner could possibly enjoy, you're probably not going to grab what the Guinness World Records dubs as the world's most expensive hamburger. Instead, we have just the burger for your discerning tastes.
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Nobody wants to get sick because of food poisoning, but it can also be tricky to know for sure just how much danger is involved if you happen to find a piece of undercooked chicken on your plate.
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When it comes to cookware, almost nothing is as classic or iconic as Pyrex. But even if you're a veteran user of the glass bakeware, there's still a big mistake you might be making with your Pyrex.
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If you spend as much time in TJ's as we do, then maybe you've spotted a stuffed toy tucked in one of the aisles and wondered to yourself — what's the reason Trader Joe's hides stuffed animals in their stores?
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Steak 'n Shake has been around since the 1930s and has long been a popular diner that hungry Americans have turned to when looking for a good steakburger and hand-dipped shake. But what is a steakburger, and how are these burgers so different and tastier than much of the fast food competition?
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With smaller stores and less merchandise to load and stock, Aldi needs fewer employees per store. This is one of the ways Aldi keeps its prices so low, but what about the employee wages? Here's what you should know about the pay at Aldi before you fill out a job application.
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Adding too much or too little of even the simplest ingredient can really be the difference between delicious and inedible. Luckily, we have measuring cups, pitchers, spoons, and other kitchen tools to get those ingredients just right — except recipes aren't always that straightforward.
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Pasta is affordable, delicious, and can be made with everything from a simple tomato sauce to a variety of vegetables to a few hunks of hearty meat — but that doesn't mean figuring out how to cook it is easy.
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McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, KFC, Five Guys, and a ton of other restaurants... there are a lot of fast food signs that feature a heavy amount of red in their logos. Marketing is a powerful tool in getting people in the door, and psychology plays a significant role in color choices when it comes to fast food.
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When it comes to nonstick cookware, there seems to be two different camps of people. There are people who throw away a Teflon pan the second it gets a scratch on it, and then there are those of us who will use a pan that has so many scratches it looks like somebody took a belt-sander to it.
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Freaking out over the possibility that your kiddos might be coming home with trick-or-treat bags full of cannabis candies this Halloween? You might want to pop a few CBD gummies yourself and just chill out.
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Ever wonder how Starbucks founders Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl came up with that particular name to christen their brand-new baby coffee empire?
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If you tell someone you're having curry for dinner, they might give you a curious glance, because curry can mean several different things. It matters whether you're talking about Indian curry or Japanese curry, because it turns out that the two are quite different.
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General Tso's chicken is the most popular Chinese food item ordered in America, and it's the fourth most popular dish overall ordered on food delivery app GrubHub. But is General Tso's chicken real Chinese food? And if not, where did it come from, and why is it so popular?
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Whether you're a meal prepper, always have tons of leftovers, or just want your freezer to seem more organized, you may have found yourself contemplating using glass jars to freeze your food.
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There's no denying that pumpkin spice lattes started a polarizing trend in the food world. But how does the inventor of the pumpkin spice latte feel about the drink's "basic" label? Is he proud, or does he feel like his creation totally got away from him?
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Matt Stonie has turned his love for food into a full-time career and become one of the top-ranked competitive eaters in the world. So how did Stonie go from a skinny college kid to a professional eater? His journey to competitive eating success might really surprise you.
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Food challenges are a relatively new thing, but they're getting more popular every day. Humans aren't meant to consume that much food in a single sitting, and if you've ever thought it's got to have some adverse effects on not just a digestive tract, but the whole body, you're correct.
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What kind of Halloween candy should we buy so the pint-size protection racketeers don't end up TPing our houses?
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If you've purchased any ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products from Walmart, Aldi, Food Lion, Trader Joe's, or a ton of other places, you'll need to check its label out before you scarf it down as the manufacturer of the poultry has issued a massive recall across a whopping 83 different retailers.
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It's probably fair to say that when it comes to eating peanuts, most of us discard the shell completely. Eating it might even seem rather odd. People are weird creatures though, and lots of folks actually enjoy the outer shell of the peanut.
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Olive oil experts will agree that it's really not necessary to spend an arm and a leg for a decent olive oil, and you can find some seriously great ones on the shelf of your local Trader Joe's.
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One of the most powerful words for food marketers, of course, is 'natural.' It's on everything from salad dressing to snack foods. 'Natural' has been a popular gimmick in selling health food since the 1970s, but when it comes to labeling food products, 'natural' is almost completely meaningless
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