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Why You Should Always Grill Lobster With The Shell On

Ornella Di/Getty Images Grilling or preparing lobster feels like the culinary equivalent of bringing a bottle of champagne to a cookout: fancy, impressive, and just a little bit dramatic. But before you go splitting tails and throwing bare meat onto the grill, let’s talk about the single most important rule for lobster success: Grill it with the shell on. Yes, the shell, that armor-like exoskeleton your seafood wore to prom. Leave it on; it’s your best defense against rubbery disappointment because lobster meat is delicate. Over high heat, it goes from tender and … Read more

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The Store-Bought Potato Salad That Should Never Make It To Your Cookout

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Tatiana Volgutova/Getty Images Potato salads are the side dish that actually have main dish energy. A creamy, tangy, fresh, and perfectly flavorful potato salad is the standard and anything that misses the mark might as well be scraped off the plate for fear of spoiling the meal. Whether potato salad is served alongside burgers or sandwiches or tucked neatly onto your plate with the rest of your go-to barbecue line-up, it’s one of those side dishes that will always be a welcomed (read, highly requested) addition to the dinner table. When Chowhound … Read more

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What’s In The Sauce At In-N-Out And How To Capture The Flavor Without The Drive-Thru

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The Image Party/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. West Coast-based In-N-Out Burger is one of the highest-ranking fast food restaurants in the U.S., largely due to the quality of their ingredients — like the 100% USDA chuck used for their burgers. In fact, the California eatery is the only fast food chain where Ina Garten will eat, and it’s home to discerning chef Anthony Bourdain’s all-time favorite fast food burger. Like many fast fooderies, In-N-Out has its own secret sauce, or “spread” as they call it, that has been the same … Read more

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The Simple (And Cheap!) Dollar Tree Hack That Gives You Extra Storage On Your Kitchen Counters

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kevin brine/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Kitchen counters are a clutter-prone zone where a lot of us kind of just dump our stuff when walking into the house. This temporary relief creates more problems later, when it comes time to cook, and suddenly there’s no more counter space left. Shrinkflation hasn’t only hit grocery store shelves — apartments are getting smaller too. With rising prices of groceries, rent, and mortgages, many folks don’t have the square footage or budget to spare. A clean kitchen is one … Read more

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Cheap / Counters / Dollar / Extra / Hack / Kitchen / Simple / Storage / Tree

We Tried 17 Sweet Baby Ray’s Sauces, And This One Was The Absolute Best

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The Image Party/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Let’s set things straight first: We’re not here to disparage Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce lineup. Many consider it a staple in the kitchen pantry and we gave it high marks when ranking the best barbecue sauces the grocery store has to offer, too. But in a battle between 17 Sweet Baby Ray’s flavors, some had to be dropped to the bottom of the list while others rose to the top. And at the top of our list stands a … Read more

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The Right Way To Handle Party Leftovers — Who Actually Takes Them Home?

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Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Proper party etiquette doesn’t have to be uniform or stuffy. But by maintaining a few simple social graces, hosts and guests can ensure everyone enjoys themselves to the fullest. For instance, knowing how to handle an unexpected gift from a guest or what to do if you break a dish at a dinner party can help prevent any awkwardness that naturally arises in certain social situations. Additionally, while it’s perfectly reasonable to take leftovers home from a restaurant (after all, you … Read more

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The Liquid IV Dive Bar Hack You Need For A Cheap, Delicious Night Out

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PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Who doesn’t love sipping on a cocktail during a night out? A nice cocktail can help you unwind after a long day or perk up a night out. What is less well-loved is that pesky, almost inevitable hangover that creeps in the next morning. Headaches, stomach troubles, and general malaise are its calling cards, and everyone, it seems, has their own recipe for fixing (or avoiding) its symptoms. Some people take ibuprofen before bed; others drink glasses of water between … Read more

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Can Margaritas Be Made With Vodka?

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Timo.T/Shutterstock While the warm rays of the summer sun are fleeting, the joys of a citrusy, salt-rimmed margarita cocktail span all the year round. And, hey, you can always pretend it’s summer when you have a margarita in your cup. The cocktail is a classic. It consists of tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. There are some variations in recipes. Ina Garten, for example, likes adding lemon juice to her margaritas, and Bobby Flay forgoes the typical addition of ice. The core ingredients typically remain the same, and tequila, a liquor made … Read more

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5 Ingredients You Should Never Add To Your Marinade

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artem evdokimov/Shutterstock Marinating meat is a tool of the trade that all cooks — professionals and home chefs alike — can employ to elevate a meal. Marinades serve multiple purposes, from creating a dynamic flavor profile to tenderizing the meat, not to mention the health benefits of certain marinating methods in preventing nasty carcinogens from forming during the cooking process. And to top it all off, the sky is the limit when it comes to building that flavor — you can be as creative as your palate will allow, experimenting with favorite ingredients … Read more

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How To Remove Chlorine From Water And Make Everything Taste Better

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Olga Rolenko/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Water is essential to helping us absorb minerals properly, regulate body temperature, maintain top-notch brain function, and a host of other things crucial to our overall health and well-being. No wonder we can hardly survive three days without it. However, not all water is created equal. Purified bottled water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as it’s harmful for the environment, gets expensive fast, and isn’t really that much healthier than tap water. In fact, the biggest advantage of … Read more

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Chlorine / Remove / Taste / Water