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How to
Eat Pawpaw
Learn to spot a ripe pawpaw fruit and cut into onePawpaw is a delicious fruit that's similar to both a mango and a banana. It's super easy to eat—you can either choose to eat the raw fruit, or you can mix it into recip...
How to Tell if a Sweet Potato Has Gone Bad
Signs of spoilage, storage tips, and more!If you’ve had some sweet potatoes for a while and you’re wondering if they’re still good, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll go over all the signs to look out for to...
The Best Ways to Eat Figs (Plus, How to Wash & Prepare Them)
Learn to pick perfectly ripe figs & enjoy them raw Figs are a sweet and juicy fruit originating from the Mediterranean. They can be enjoyed fresh or dried, making them a versatile ingredient in the kitchen. Eat them whol...
How to Make a Cantaloupe Ripen Quickly (Plus, How to Tell If It’s Ripe)
Ensure your cantaloupe is ripe, sweet, and juicy with this guide Cantaloupes are sweet, refreshing fruits when they’re ripe, but when they’re unripe, they’re often hard and dry. Luckily, you can make an unripe cant...
What is the Cube Rule of Food Identification Theory?
Settle internet debates about food classification with this guideThe Cube Rule of Food is a potential solution to the question, “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” This joke rule is simple: use a cube as a guideline for where...
How to
Eat Sunflower Seeds
To eat a sunflower seed, run your tongue along the salty outer shell, crack it between your teeth, and spit out the shell before chewing the seed. Repeat. This article instructs on how to become a master seeder: one who ...
How to Boil a Hot Dog Using a Microwave or Stove
You don’t need a grill to cook a delicious hot dog. Boiling hot dogs is a quick, easy way to make a tasty dog, and will ensure that your hot dogs are evenly cooked. You'll learn how to boil a hot dog on the stove (6 mi...
How to
Make Grape Juice
Homemade grape juice is made without chemicals and preservatives, making it a healthy choice as you can be sure of the ingredients. It's not too difficult to make grape juice from scratch and once you've tried it the fir...
How to
Use Acorns for Food
Like many other true nuts, acorns are an excellent source of food, and they provided people with a wealth of health and food recipe ideas in earlier times. Today, they're still in fashion as a food, and rightly so, becau...
How to
Fry an Egg
Flipping your fried eggs is one of the most intimidating acts of any beginner breakfast chef. The goal of a lightly crispy, well-cooked white and a runny yolk is not difficult to get, however, with a little practice. The...
Easy Ways to Store Onions to Make Them Last Longer
Save halved & cut onions for later without losing freshness If you only need to cook with a portion of an onion, you may be wondering what to do with the rest. Fortunately, it’s safe and easy to store cut onions in the...
How to Wash Fruits and Vegetables with Baking Soda
A guide to removing pesticides & dirt from produce Before you eat fresh berries, grapes, or apples from the store, it’s important to rinse off your fruit to get rid of any harmful bacteria, fungi, and dirt. Adding baki...
How Long Do Olives Last? (And How to Tell If They’ve Gone Bad)
Plus, the best ways to store olives and use a whole jar before it expiresSo, you’re an olive lover—we don’t blame you! But should you be worried if you buy too many olives? Will they go bad before you can eat them?...
How to
Cut a Starfruit
The starfruit, also called carambola, is one of the coolest-looking fruits. It is known as the starfruit because of its distinct shape, which resembles a star. This golden-yellow fruit is quite decorative, and can be sli...
How to
Roll Sushi Without a Mat
Rolling sushi is an art form, and without the proper tools, it can be challenging to do. Typically, sushi is rolled using a bamboo or silicone mat. The flexibility of the bamboo and silicone allows the layered ingredient...
How to
Dry Chillies on a String
If you like to have chillies on hand when you’re in the kitchen, drying them is a great way to keep them stocked without having to worry about them going bad. Thread the chillies onto a string and let them dry out for ...
How to
Cook with Jujubes
Jujubes are a fruit popular in Chinese medicine and Asian cuisine. Before fully ripe, jujubes taste very much like apples. Once they are ripe and dry, they taste more like dates. Because of this, you can cook jujubes lik...
How to
Make Fish Oil
You can’t extract fish oil that is safe for human consumption at home, so don't take fish oil as a dietary supplement unless you’ve purchased it from a reputable manufacturer. However, you can make fish oil that you ...
How to Make a Variety of Edible Oils from Seeds, Nuts, and Fruits
Want to start making your own cooking oils at home? Here’s how Homemade vegetable oils are fresher and more flavorful than store-bought oils. They are also better for your health and the environment than many commerci...
How to
Dry Damp Salt
Salt is hygroscopic, which is a fancy way of saying that it has the ability to pull moisture out of the air and absorb it. Since salt is naturally dry and brittle, this causes it to clump up in the container when it gets...
