Baking soda may not sound glamorous, but it’s a valuable pantry product. It’s an economical go-to for a range of everyday cleaning duties, makes an effective all-purpose cleaner, cleans tough stains on baking sheets, kills household odors, and much more.…
You order takeout from your favorite local Chinese joint. Right on. But, after you finish your egg roll and General Tso’s, the bottom of your brown paper bag is littered with a ludicrous amount of extra duck sauce packets. You’re…
Cooking spray is a staple in many kitchens that helps develop crispier crusts on baked goods and prevents food from sticking to pans and baking sheets. However, it also has a lesser-known but equally useful non-culinary application as a quick…
Your daily routine wouldn’t be complete without that comforting cup of coffee from your trusty drip coffee maker. It faithfully brews your morning pick-me-up every day, but when was the last time you thought about giving it a little TLC?…
Getting food on our clothes isn’t usually the end of the world, but some things are scarier than others. Red wine and pasta sauce can spell the end of brand-new clothes if you don’t know what you’re doing, and chocolate is…
Let’s admit it, some of us are messy cooks. Our partner comes in after we’re done making dinner and the look on their face makes us suddenly realize we’ve absolutely destroyed every surface in sight. So, we get to cleaning.…
Plastic cutting boards are great as an affordable option for this kitchen necessity, but they aren’t without their drawbacks. All cutting boards need to be cleaned regularly, but plastic cutting boards in particular are known for the big cuts and…
Most cooks are diligent about keeping counters, knives, and other silverware they use to cook food clean, especially when dealing with potential contamination sources like raw chicken. However, keeping cutting boards clean is equally, if not even more, important. Bacteria…
Having an outdoor griddle takes your backyard cooking setup to a new level. Grills are great and smokers are cool, but a griddle is in a class all of its own. Of course, all of that hype goes down the…
Wood cutting boards are pretty durable, but sometimes you may notice water stains. This can easily happen when you use it to slice up a tomato and let the leftover seed goo linger too long — or if the kiddos…