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You Should Reconsider Stainless Steel Appliances (and What to Use Instead)
Ah, the kitchen — a room so vital to modern life it’s become a fraught battleground. Easily the most expensive renovation you’ll ever oversee, an average “midrange” kitchen remodel costs about $105,500, according to Remodeling Magazine. That cost and stress imbues every design decision with heavy emotion and dread, which is why trends and default…
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Start Your Year With This Deep, Sensual Freezer Reorganization
No matter how much money you have, you’ll find a way to spend it. The same principle applies to freezer space. And sure, a packed freezer runs more efficiently, but that’s not why I’m staring at an impenetrable wall of frosted mysteries. Like most people, my freezer is the graveyard of my kitchen.
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What Kinds of Candy You Can Freeze (and What Kinds You Shouldn’t)
Candy lasts a long time, as we explained earlier this week — chocolate, caramel, and hard candy will all last nine months or more at room temperature if properly packaged. But what if some of the bars in your haul are already creeping close to their expiration dates, or you have fresh candy but want…
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The Fastest Ways to Defrost Your Freezer (and Prevent Future Buildup)
It’s nearly impossible to keep a freezer 100% frost-free. Opening the door lets moisture in, and that moisture freezes, building up on the walls, ceiling, and floor of your ice box. You can treat the inside with special frost-prevention sprays — or cooking oil! — to keep the frost from sticking, but most people do…