Food & Drink
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Welcome to the Future: You’re Now Able To Pay for Groceries Using Your … Hand?
Forget tapping your card to pay for a weekly grocery haul. Amazon One, a palm recognition service from Amazon Web Services, enables shoppers to pay for their groceries with just their hand. The service recently reached over three million uses across the…
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These 5 Trader Joe’s Products Seem Vegetarian or Vegan But Actually Contain Animal Products
Now that plant-based diets are mainstream, you’d think that shopping for vegetarian and vegan groceries would be easy. But some products that seem like they don’t have animal products — baked beans, candy with red dye, and Parmesan cheese, to…
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What’s Wrong with Costco’s Vodka? Shoppers Report It Tastes Like Flintstones Vitamins Now
Costco members may want to avoid the warehouse store’s Kirkland Signature American Vodka — at least for the near future. According to multiple reports from Costco superfans on Reddit, the popular $15 vodka is suffering from quality issues, with shoppers…
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8 Dishes To Make When You Have a Fridge Full of Leftover Brisket
Maybe you just got back from your grandma’s house with a bag full of leftovers. Maybe you ordered way too much food at a BBQ restaurant. Maybe you threw a dinner party but nobody came. That last one is a…
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We Tried 9 Water Flavor Packets — These Are the Best
There’s no denying that the popularity of water flavor packets has exploded in recent years. Often available as powder, squeezable bottles of liquid, or dissolvable tablets, these products can add a splash of flavor to your water. Flavor-enhanced waters can…
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The Sam’s Club Member’s Mark Liquor Lineup: What to Buy and What to Skip
While Sam’s Club has only been in the liquor business since 2010, the Walmart-owned wholesaler has put together an impressive lineup of affordable white-label alcohols under its Member’s Mark brand. But does Sam’s Club liquor taste as cheap as it…
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Move Over, In-N-Out and Shake Shack: There’s a New ‘It’ Burger
In-N-Out is out. Shake Shack can take a step back. Whataburger — what burger? There’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to rave-worthy burgs, and it’s surprisingly niche.…
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Costco Dilemma: What the Heck Do You Do With Those Glass Tiramisu Cups?
How many times have you bought those little premade Costco tiramisu dessert cups in the refrigerated section? If you have a hoard of the adorable glass cups they come in,…
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Home Cooks Swear By San Marzano Tomatoes, but Are They Really Worth the Cost?
If you ask a food nerd why they love San Marzano tomatoes, prepare yourself for a tangent peppered with words like “terroir” and “pizza napoletana.” But for all their pretensions,…
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Kitchen Confidential: 12 Culinary Secrets To Elevate Your Cooking Skills
Cooking can often feel like an uphill battle — especially when you’re striving to achieve the mouthwatering results you see on cooking shows, but always end up with dishes that…
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Reduce Food Waste With These 6 Top-Rated Overripe Banana Recipes
While brown bananas are safe to eat, a mushy mess of overripe, sugary fruit isn’t exactly appetizing. But like stale bread, overripe bananas can come in handy for a handful…
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How to Score Free Chicken Wings This Weekend at Chains Near You
Are chicken wings the quintessential American food? If not, they’re certainly near the top of the list. You can get them at practically every sports bar and chain restaurant because…
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13 Sneaky Ways Grocery Stores Trick You Into Spending More
When you head to the grocery store planning to pick up a few essentials, it’s all too easy to arrive home with more items than you’d intended to buy. If…
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Best Tasting Protein Bars: We Taste-Tested 10 Top Brands
Whether you’re looking for a quick, muscle-building protein source following a tough gym workout or you’ve skipped lunch and need to calm a grumbling stomach and low blood sugar, a…
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11 Easy DIY Seasoning Blends You Can Make at Home
Have you ever tried making dinner just to find yourself missing a key seasoning ingredient? I sure have — and it’s so annoying. But before paying an arm and a…
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Everyone Needs These 10 Cookbooks in Their Kitchen, According to Redditors
We talk a lot about recipes inspired by Redditors around here, but where do those Redditors get their recipes? One user recently asked for some cookbook recommendations, citing the increasing…
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I Tried 6 Ghost Energy Drink Flavors, and Here Are My Caffeine-Induced Thoughts
The energy drink realm is a weird one, and the ever-growing Ghost Energy brand is here to make it weirder. Armed with its own original flavors as well as partnerships…
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Cage-Free vs. Free-Range Eggs: Are Specialty Eggs Worth the Extra Cash?
When egg prices reached record highs at the beginning of the year, the country’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, saw a jump in specialty egg sales. Conventional eggs had become…
