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Cool before refrigerating. Photo by Edward O’Neil | IST. Why does cooked meat have to cool down before it is refrigerated? Why should meat be defrosted in the fridge instead of on the countertop? For the same reason: to avoid bacterial growth. Extreme temperature changes abet bacterial growth in meat, poultry and seafood. That’s also…
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Disposable plastic food bags were introduced in 1964. Overnight they changed the way people carried their sandwiches and carrot sticks to lunch. (The prior options were aluminum foil, paper bags and wax paper.) Baggies and the variations that followed made it easy to transport food and keep it moist. But flash forward to the present:…
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Make star-shaped ice with an inexpensive star-shaped ice cube tray. . Make your ice cubes special for July 4th. It’s easy! Just freeze 2 blueberries and a raspberry in each compartment of your ice cube tray. For an extra-special presentation, make “star” ice cubes. You can order a
Cool off this summer with a refreshing beverage, like the bottled tea made from this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize-sponsor: MaryAnna’s Sweet Tea. As we noted last week, MaryAnna’s all-natural bottled sweet tea tastes like fresh-brewed. The teas are made with filtered water, premium tea and cane sugar. The Summer Sweet Tea has just the right…
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[1] It’s easy to turn ripe bananas into banana s’mores (photo © Aldi) [2] Mini chocolate chips (photo © King Arthur Flour). For a cookout, our favorite dessert is a watermelon carved into a basket, filled with fresh fruit salad. But that takes time and good carving skills. So here’s another way to wow…
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