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Grilled chicken breasts on a barbecue grill.
Sep 1, 2017

Indoor electric grills are nothing new; George Foreman grills have been around for over 20 years now, providing healthy, smokeless grilling options for indoor use. Yet as nifty and fun as George Forem ...

Red kitchen slicer next to a potato in a glass bowl.
Sep 1, 2017

At first glance, mandolines seem like such a good idea. After all, who wouldn't want a tool that can create picture-perfect and paper-thin slices of fruits and vegetables that would put even the sharp ...

Culinary presentation with sauces and dessert.
Nov 1, 2016

Essentially, the Anti-Griddle does exactly what its name promises: it turns things almost instantaneously cold when you drop them on its "grilling" surface. Unlike home methods of flash freezing, its ...

A meat tenderizer pressing down on a piece of meat.
Sep 19, 2016

Meat tenderizers are absolutely necessary when dealing with leaner, tougher cuts like flank or skirt steaks. And while fruit like papaya, kiwi, and pineapple contain enzymes that can tenderize meat, t ...

Wine preservation spray being used to seal a bottle.
Jun 10, 2016

Ideally, wine would stay as perfect and delicious as the day it was first uncorked forever. But, thanks to a pesky process called oxidation, re-corked wine (no matter how you do it) pales in compariso ...

Children preparing food in a kitchen setting.
May 17, 2016

When you have a parent who cooks—and has you act as sous chef—the kitchen automatically becomes a less intimidating place. In other words, kids who know their way around the kitchen will most likely b ...

Flame searing a piece of meat on a grill.
May 4, 2016

One of the most mind-blowing meals I ever ate occurred when I was 12 years old. The main course and sides were good, if unmemorable, but my jaw dropped during dessert when my friend's mother whipped o ...

Mini indoor greenhouses filled with various herbs and plants.
Apr 26, 2016

Here at Food Hacks, we're very fond of finding ways to regrow food. That means taking things like carrot tops and leftover bits from garlic, onions, chives, and other herbs and aromatics to create min ...

Toasting a sandwich in a toaster bag.
Apr 11, 2016

Grilled cheese is one of my favorite foods, ever. However, there are times in my life when I haven't had access to a full kitchen, and it's pretty hard to make a good grilled cheese sandwich without o ...

Pressure gauge on a compressor.
Apr 7, 2016

Kitchen tools are a personal thing. One hard lesson for me to learn is that just because something is popular doesn't mean that it's right for me. Take the slow cooker, for instance. Many rave about i ...