This Is Why Your Shrimp Is Always Rubbery
Nobody wants to deal with sad shrimp — it's there to add texture, flavor, and lovely color to your pasta, your stir fry, or your salad. Here's why your shrimp comes out rubbery.
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You've Been Freezing Ground Beef Wrong Your Whole Life
There are times when you realize you need ground beef for a recipe — but it's frozen solid after sitting in the freezer. And even if you only need a portion, thawing your package of ground beef long enough to get some can take forever.
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You've Been Making Toast Wrong Your Whole Life
So, how do we say this nicely? Your toaster is about to become toast. Because if you want to enjoy that sourdough or 7-grain grain or country baguette with the true gusto with which all bread is meant to be enjoyed, you must stop toasting it. You need to fry it instead.
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This Easy Vegan Alfredo Sauce Changes Everything
The sauce relies on parmesan and butter, and a vegan Alfredo sauce couldn't use these ingredients. Recipes are out there to accommodate those who don't eat animal byproducts, like the recipe for vegan Alfredo sauce on the site, Minimalist Baker. In keeping with the times, we can turn to TikTok.
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You've Been Storing Your Kitchen Knives Wrong This Whole Time
When it comes to storing knives, CNET advises you to pick the safest option for your household, and unfortunately, storing them in an empty spot of a drawer without inserts just isn't good enough. Even if you lay knives out neatly in a cutlery drawer, they are likely to move around.
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The Truth About Shake Shack's Breakfast Menu
In fact, fans of Shake Shack have been known to wait up to three hours just to snag some of their gourmet items, according to Gothamist. So where can you attempt to get this coveted brand's breakfast options, which will likely be just as covet-worthy as the flat-top hotdogs and crinkle-cut fries?
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The Real Reason Vegetarians Shouldn't Eat Campbell's Vegetable Soup
If you're a vegetarian, there's a seemingly innocuous food you're going to have to add to the list of ones to avoid: Campbell's vegetable soup. Campbell's soup is a staple in many households in the winter months, but vegetarians aren't going to like that beef broth figures prominently in the recipe.
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This Is Why You Should Put Your Cereal In The Freezer
Covering everything from pancake cereal to easier lemon juice extraction, TikTok has become a veritable treasure trove of trendy recipe innovations and helpful food hacks that go viral. In recent weeks another clever idea has been sweeping the social media site: freezing cereal before eating.
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Why Aldi Doesn't Want Shoppers Using This Viral Cart Hack
Aldi carts famously cost a quarter to use. The fee is in place to help keep prices low, and to keep carts from cluttering the parking lot. But, for those who don't want to pay the fee, they often find another way. Here's why Aldi isn't a fan of this particular life hack.
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Why Walmart Might Eliminate Cashiers From Its Stores
A world without traditional checkout lanes might not be such a farfetched idea anymore. Walmart is testing out a new system at a store in Arkansas. At that location, customers will have self-checkout kiosks instead of traditional, in-person checkout lanes with cashiers and conveyor belts.
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The French Fry Picture That's Got The Internet Debating
The internet is where everybody's opinions are constantly aired on every subject under the sun. Case in point — an Australian woman posted a photo on Facebook of her KFC order, which included some controversial french fries.
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Whatever Happened To The 'Where's The Beef' Lady From Wendy's?
In the 1980s iconic Wendy's television commercial, two little old ladies, apparently in some sort of market research interview conducted by an unnamed competitor of Wendy's, comment diplomatically that the hamburger they're inspecting has a "nice fluffy bun." "Where's the beef?" she demands.
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This Chick-Fil-A Nugget Sheet Pan Dinner Changes Everything
While fast-casual food can get old when you go through the drive-thru too often, the beauty of these take-home dinners is that you can assemble them yourself with Chick-fil-A chicken and just a few extra ingredients. The nuggets sheet pan dinner introduced a new level of simplicity that we love.
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This Is Jacques Pepin's Secret To Perfect Eggs
Over the years, Jacques Pépin has taught countless people to cook through his television programs, in commercial kitchens, and with his writing in newspapers, magazines, and cookbooks. Here are a few fundamental tips to help you make perfect eggs every time from the famous chef himself.
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Does Instant Coffee Actually Expire?
Although there are a few different methods for making instant coffee, it often begins as regular coffee, which is then freeze-dried. This turns it into a shelf-stable powder which can be turned back into coffee when mixed with hot water. Does it ever expire?
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Here's Why You Should Never Order Hollandaise At Breakfast
There's nothing that says brunch like a plate of eggs Benedict. However, some chefs say it's best to avoid it — particularly since it's topped off with hollandaise sauce. Why is that?
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The Real Reason To-Go Alcohol Sales May Become Permanent
When the pandemic forced many restaurants and bars to close down their dining rooms and focus on delivery and takeout instead, selling alcohol for delivery and to-go cocktails became a lifeline for these businesses amid all the disruption to their daily sales. This might become permanent.
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The Real Meaning Behind The Starbucks Apron Colors
When you think of Starbucks and branding, green is the color that immediately comes to mind, as it is on both their logo and the aprons worn by baristas in every store. However, Starbucks also has other apron colors that actually have secret meanings.
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The Untold Truth Of The Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich
There are few matches that are made in food heaven in the same way as the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But like all good partnerships, it took a while before PB&J became a thing, particularly since all of its component parts weren't invented at the same time.
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Why Everyone Is Talking About Burger King's New Breakfast Menu Item
If you're a vegetarian, sharing a meal at a fast food with friends can be a surefire way of going hungry. But Burger King seems keen to change that by adding a new Impossible meat item to its morning lineup.
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Can You Really Hatch Supermarket Eggs?
If you just read that title and you're cringing so hard, worried that the next time you go to make yourself a tasty omelet you might wind up experiencing something more akin to the unique delicacy that is balut –- well, fear not.
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The Real Reason You Should Never Put Potato Peels Down The Drain
If you weren't aware, there are quite a few things, like flour, that you should never throw down your kitchen sink's drain. Potato peels are another one of those items that should just never be washed away and ground up in the disposal even though people do often peel potatoes over the sink.
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The Untold Truth Of Clif Bars
One bar which predates many of the new keto and gluten-free options is the Clif bar, with its distinctive label of a rock climber undertaking what appears to be a very nail-biting climb. Newer iterations have introduced famous athletes like Venus Williams and Megan Rapinoe in sporty poses.
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What You Need To Know About Walmart's Massive Ground Beef Recall
A potential E. coli contamination has triggered the recall of almost 43,000 pounds of ground beef that were shipped to supermarkets across the country, including Walmart, where the Marketside Butcher label is sold.
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You've Been Making Pour-Over Coffee Wrong This Whole Time
Brewing your cup of Joe using the pour-over technique requires a time commitment for which some caffeine lovers simply don't have the patience. Some people even find it pretentious, and perhaps, rightly so. The pour-over coffee brew does require a certain skill and artistry.
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The Real Reason You Should Add Water To Your Whiskey
True whiskey connoisseurs will say that adding a couple of drops of water to your glass actually improves and enhances the taste of the drink. Is that true?
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Secret Menu Items You Can Order At Panera
It might seem odd to find Panera Bread, the bakery-café chain that boasts a healthier fast food choice, would offer a secret menu. Especially since the restaurant's current menu choices offer plenty of customization. But Panera does have a secret menu—here's what's on it.
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