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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Believe it or not, the highest price ever paid for a single bottle of water was an astounding five figures — yes, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most expensive bottle of water ever, a refreshing little beverage called Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani, sold for $60,000.
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Also known as simply ordering a steak "extra rare," a blue steak is just shy of serving the cut of beef raw. While a steak that's barely been kissed by the grill might be appealing to some carnivores, is it safe to eat?
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We're not going to debate whether or not candy corn pizza happened (it did) and whether or not it should have happened (opinions vary), but we are going to at least get to the bottom of the story of what's going on with this seasonal "treat."
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Reports began circling in 2015 that kids were suffering from burned tongues from eating too many sour candies. That's certainly a little more concerning than a mere cavity. So why exactly can sour candy leave our tongues with a burning sensation?
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Cooking the perfect steak isn't easy — there are a lot of mistakes you can make. For a long time, the prevailing wisdom has been that the worst thing you can do to a cut of steak is to overcook it (via Napoleon), but it turns out that there are some cuts of steak that shouldn't be eaten rare.
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It's pretty easy to walk into Starbucks for a cup of coffee and walk out with a venti caramel latte peppermint unicorn frappuccino that has eaten up half your weekend spending budget. While it's certainly not difficult to concoct a pricey drink from the Starbucks menu, which drink is the cheapest?
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Costco made a gross profit of over $18 billion in 2018. While it might seem like Costco is making money hand over fist with their grocery sales, that's not necessarily the case. How, then, do they make all their money?
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Whether you want to or not, you may unknowingly be chowing down on dozens and dozens of little bitty buggy parts every single day. Wait, what? How can this be? Isn't the government supposed to protect our food supply from insectoid invaders? Well... sort of.
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Ever decided what you're really craving for dinner (or breakfast, we won't judge) is a nice, juicy steak? But oh, darn it, how long is it going to take to thaw that steak before you can throw it in the pan? Good news! The optimal thawing time for a frozen steak is exactly 0 minutes and 0 seconds.
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So you've got a seriously strong craving for chocolate and need something to satisfy it in a hurry. Sure, you could reach for that pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the back of the fridge or rip through a sleeve of Oreos, but may we make an alternative suggestion? Hummus.
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