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Why You Shouldn’t Use Chocolate Chips When Melting Chocolate RESTOCK images/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/March 20, 2022 5:36 pm EST Is there anything sweeter than melted chocolate? It’s basically a delicious candy broth that you can slather over strawberries, nuts, or whatever else your heart and taste buds desire. In a perfect, well-adjusted world, they would serve bowls of warm, creamy chocolate for dessert at restaurants. Little chocolate fountains would be at every table, right alongside the salt and pepper....

A Space Hoax Involving A Spanish Sausage Has The Internet In Stitches Mironov Vladimir/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Aug. 6, 2022 12:30 pm EST Scientists may not get excited by the same stuff regular people do. But when something happens to get them going, they do what anyone would do: go on social media to share what they’ve learned. Such was the case with French scientist Etienne Klein took to Twitter to share what he considered an exciting find: a glowing red ball against a black background, writing (via Google Translate): “Photo of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, located 4....

Alex Guarnaschelli’s Genius Tip For Keeping Olive Oil Fresh Jason Koerner/Getty Images By Christopher Kane/May 24, 2022 2:56 pm EST Experts say buying olive oil is like buying wine. There are subtle differences in taste that vary depending on its region of origin, and less expensive bottles often lack the character that is detectable in more premium varieties (via Well+Good). Grocery stores often offer olive oils that range substantially in price, from less than $10 to more than $50, and some that even sell in the three digits....

Every Airheads Flavor Ranked From Worst To Best melissamn/Shutterstock By Sophia Hart/Aug. 20, 2022 2:53 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Candy is always a wonderful means of adding something sweet to your life. Whether it’s soft, chewy candy like gummy bears, or hard candy like Jolly Ranchers, there’s something for everyone in the realm of sweets. It can be hard to keep track of all the different chocolates and candies that line store shelves, especially considering all the sugary goodness at one’s disposal....

Here’s Exactly How Far In Advance You Should Order Your Wedding Cake Bogdan Sonjachnyj/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/March 7, 2022 10:58 am EST Most people don’t recognize the level of planning that goes into a wedding until they’re in the thick of it themselves. A typical wedding takes roughly one year to organize, according to Brides. There are plenty of things involved with planning a wedding. Brides suggests that deciding on a venue is among the most important tasks because it sets the stage for everything else....

Here’s How Adam Richman Prepared For Man V. Food Challenges Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty By Elise DeVoe/March 4, 2022 11:21 am EST “Man v. Food” was a gluttonous phenomenon of a show, the first rendition of which was hosted by Adam Richman on the Travel Channel from 2008 to 2012 (via IMDb). The concept of the show was that Richman would travel the country to take on food challenges that involved eating massive amounts of food, mindblowingly spicy dishes, and other unique challenges....

How McDonald’s McNugget Personality Quiz Could Save You Money bbearlyam/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 26, 2022 1:44 pm EST Personality and food preferences have a closer connection than you might expect. According to Reader’s Digest, people who love spicy food like to take risks and seek out adrenaline-pumping adventure, while anyone who loves a simple dish of meat and potatoes most likely seeks out simple comforts and values tradition. A scientific study published in Current Research in Food Science even connected nervousness with pickier eating habits and a preference for salty food with thrill-seeking personalities....

How Sarma’s Ex-Employees Really Feel About Bad Vegan Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/March 25, 2022 11:23 am EST Netflix struck television gold with their new docuseries “Bad Vegan: Fame Fraud. Fugitives.” According to The Guardian, the series follows Sarma Melngailis, a restaurateur who led the raw food movement of the early 2000s. Melngailis eventually fell in with a man named Anthony Strangis who convinced her that he had the power “to make her and her beloved pit bull, Leon, immortal” in exchange for money and emotional degradation....

How The Federal Is Doing After Bar Rescue Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Gabriela Izquierdo/Aug. 30, 2022 12:33 pm EST The aptly named Martini brothers called on “Bar Rescue” to help revive their struggling Youngstown, Ohio bar. Martini Brothers Burger Bar began as a sports bar and a relatively successful one at that. The second bar venture for the Martini brothers, Dan and Joey, went from making $60,000 a month to $600,000 in debt (via RealityTVRevisited)....

How To Start Eating Cheese As An Ex-Vegan, According To Reddit Katarzyna Hurova/Shutterstock By James Lewis/April 24, 2022 9:42 am EST Those who live a vegan lifestyle are restricted from eating animal-based food products. With meat, eggs, and dairy all noted by the NHS as being excluded from vegan diets, this means that even the highly coveted and versatile food, cheese, is prohibited. For some, it’s a small price to pay for the vegan diet benefits of tackling animal exploitation and reducing the carbon footprint, details The Vegan Society....

If You Buy Vidalia Onions, The FDA Might Have Bad News For You Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/July 2, 2022 4:57 pm EST It’s never good news when you hear that any food or beverage that you like to buy and consume has been recalled, but with anywhere from around 30 to 130 food recalls per year since 2018, according to NPR, there may be little choice but to accept that recalls happen....

If You’ve Ever Wanted To Stay At A Mike’s Hard House, Now’s Your Chance Mike’s Hard By Taylor Huang/May 11, 2022 9:48 am EST Pool parties and cookouts with friends are a quintessential part of summer — and Mike’s Hard is giving its customers just that experience. In celebration of the new Mike’s Hard summer drink lineup, which includes the launch of slushy-inspired Mike’s Hard Freeze, the brand has created a pop-up summer getaway....

National Mustard Museum Changes Its Tune About Russian Mustards Sunvic/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/March 20, 2022 9:12 pm EST Last week, the Mustard Museum divided Twitter in a moment that will live in viral infamy until the next internet brouhaha. The tweet in question featured a display case from the Mustard Museum. Inside, a sign read, “The Russian mustards have been temporarily removed. They will return once the invasion of Ukraine is over and Russia recognizes and respects the sovereign nation of Ukraine....

Redditors Reveal What They Would Do If They Were Costco CEO For A Day Bloomberg/Getty Images By Kimberley Laws/Updated: April 25, 2022 3:38 pm EST Imagine if you could snap your fingers and become Costco’s CEO for just a day. Think of all the things you could change with your sudden influx of power. Are you picturing yourself right now, seated at a humungous desk, finger-tenting your hands in a Mr....

Ree Drummond’s Genius Tip For Transforming Frozen Pound Cake The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond Facebook By Karen Hart/Aug. 24, 2022 2:44 am EST Ree Drummond may be famous for the yummy, ranch-style food fare she serves up, but according to Parade, her cooking inspirations are just like ours. Drummond told the publication, “My mom was a really great home cook, and my mother-in-law cooked for crowds of cowboys and visitors. They were my main cooking inspirations....

Slow Cooker Seafood Chowder Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Updated: June 29, 2022 11:23 am EST There’s a lot to love about any great seafood chowder, but when it comes to this recipe from chef and recipe developer Christina Musgrave of Tasting with Tina, there are four highlights in particular to note. First, the taste, which is just delicious, especially with a hunk of cornbread, some fresh crusty bread, or some thick southern-style biscuits on the side....

Starbucks’ Fall Flavors Are Coming Early To Grocery Stores Facebook By Sarah Martinez/Aug. 10, 2022 7:25 pm EST Even though much of America is sweating its way through the summertime, fall festivities are right around the corner. Hayrides, sweaters, hearty bowls of soup, and pumpkin spice lattes are the quintessential signs of the season’s arrival. The pumpkin spiced latte in particular has become synonymous with Starbucks. Even though it feels like the fan-favorite drink has been around forever, it actually didn’t show up on menus until 2003....

The Best Microwaves Of 2022 YozikKoshechkin/Shutterstock By Taylor Murray/Updated: May 17, 2022 3:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Microwave technology was invented in the 1940s when an engineer named Percy Spencer discovered that a radar he was working on melted his candy bar. These days, virtually every household has a microwave oven in the kitchen. We use them for everything from heating up a cold cup of coffee to cooking entire meals....

The Clever Trick For Separating Egg Yolks And Whites With A Water Bottle Emre Akkoyun/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 2:16 pm EST If you’ve ever made macarons, meringue, or anything else calling for egg whites, you know the struggle of trying to separate the yolk from the whites. This very conundrum has prompted cooks around the world to come up with their own little tricks for separating eggs....

The Midwestern Strawberry ‘Salad’ That Had Reddit Confused Cabeca de Marmore/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/July 8, 2022 9:47 am EST When most people think of a salad, they generally envision some combination of fresh vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and possibly onions or carrots tossed in a bowl and paired with or without dressing. However, different kinds of salads abound — from a simple Caesar salad with romaine lettuce, croutons, and parmesan drizzled in its namesake dressing, to the protein-packed Cobb salad that eats like a full meal and is typically topped with lettuce, tomato, bacon, chicken, hard-boiled egg, bleu cheese, and avocado....