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Why Cheez Whiz Deserves Your Respect
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Why Cheez Whiz Deserves Your Respect

Do you turn up your nose at this processed-cheese product? One Epicurious editor is here to defend its right to exist—and proclaim the pleasures of actually eating it.
The Pastry Chef's Trick to Super-Moist Cakes
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The Pastry Chef's Trick to Super-Moist Cakes

How do you turn a good Easter coconut cake into an irresistible one? Hint: It's got nothing to do with the cake or the frosting.
How to Cook With Bloody Mary Mix
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How to Cook With Bloody Mary Mix

Somehow I ended up with a large bottle of Bloody Mary mix. I don't drink Bloody Marys. Here's what I did with it.
What To Cook Next Week: Shop Less Edition
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What To Cook Next Week: Shop Less Edition

It’s Tuesday night and going to the neighborhood grocery store seems about as close as Mordor. This week, you're keeping your grocery bag light with dinners that don't require a lot of ingredients.
How a Hot-Dog Cooker Will Make Your Oven Obsolete
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How a Hot-Dog Cooker Will Make Your Oven Obsolete

Disease. Depleting resources. Deforestation. These are a just a few of the effects fuel-based cooking is having on the planet. That's why one company in Ohio is building an oven that swaps fire for that fireball in the sky. (And before you ask, yes, you can use it indoors.)
The Best #CookIt Photos From the Past Week
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The Best #CookIt Photos From the Past Week

Oscars bites, Teigen's tomatoes, and a pie covered in leaves
What to Do When You're Out of Vinegar
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What to Do When You're Out of Vinegar

I went looking through our recipe archive for hard-to-source specialty vinegars and found some ways to craft your own replacements. If you have even the simplest array of vinegars, you can cherry pick the right one for the job and save some space in the process.
You Won't Recognize Your Grocery Store in 5 Years&-and That's a Good Thing
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You Won't Recognize Your Grocery Store in 5 Years—and That's a Good Thing

The way we shop has been changing for years. Soon, the supermarket will finally catch up.
Is This Second-Grader a Better Cook Than You?
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Is This Second-Grader a Better Cook Than You?

Probably. But you didn't learn how to chop chives in elementary school.
In the Future, Flavor Will Come from Food (Because It Actually Doesn't Right Now)
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In the Future, Flavor Will Come from Food (Because It Actually Doesn't Right Now)

In the future, flavor will come from food. Because it actually doesn't right now.
Why I Raised Crickets in My Apartment&-and Ate Them. On Purpose.
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Why I Raised Crickets in My Apartment—and Ate Them. On Purpose.

The search for new sources of sustainable protein has been going on for a century. For one Epicurious editor, the answer is creepy, crawly, and fries up nice and crunchy.
20 Things We Hate Seeing in Recipes
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20 Things We Hate Seeing in Recipes

We try new recipes all the time, but there are definitely some that seem to flip us the bird. Below, Epi editors and readers alike air their recipe grievances.
The Onion Chopping Shortcut That's Already in Your Kitchen
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The Onion Chopping Shortcut That's Already in Your Kitchen

What to do if you've got a decent amount of onions to chop and are short on time or—gasp!—just don't feel like chopping them by hand? Turn to the food processor.
The Future of Cooking
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The Future of Cooking

A new age of shopping, baking, and tasting is around the corner. Here's what to expect.
The Key to Making Great Rotisserie Chicken at Home
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The Key to Making Great Rotisserie Chicken at Home

It's easy to love supermarket rotisserie chicken—it's tender, flavorful, and ready to be transformed into dinner in minutes. But can it be replicated at home?
Is Your Food Rancid? Here's How to Tell
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Is Your Food Rancid? Here's How to Tell

We all know what to do when food has gone moldy or spoiled. But what's the deal with rancidity?
Cookbook Review: Cravings by Chrissy Teigen
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Cookbook Review: Cravings by Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen is a model, a TV host, an Instagram phenom. So how's her first cookbook?
How to Make Oatmeal Taste Better Than, Well, Oatmeal
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How to Make Oatmeal Taste Better Than, Well, Oatmeal

Already in love with chewy (but kinda bland) oats? Work in some new varieties of rolled grains, and pretty much everything gets more delicious.
Instagram's Looking Good This Week
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Instagram's Looking Good This Week

This week's #cookit roundup features poppy seed biscuits, creamy balls of burrata, the new salad dressing we can't wait to make, and much more.
Don't Toss That Fried Egg Olive Oil!
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Don't Toss That Fried Egg Olive Oil!

Just like the fat leftover in a pan that's been used to fry a steak, that oil is the secret to making your eggs great.