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How to Frost a Layer Cake Like a Pro

Uneven layers and messy frosting be gone. It’s easier (and more fun) than you think to whip up a professional-looking layer cake. You just need these tips and...an ice cream scoop.

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The Strange, Toasty, Gritty Saga of Coffee Substitutes in America

OK, it's not real coffee. So what?

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This Is What Happens When You Quit a 10-Cup-a-Day Coffee Habit

We asked Duane Sorenson, the founder and CEO of Stumptown and ten-cup-a-day coffee drinker, to kick his habit cold turkey. While attending the country's largest coffee trade show. This is what happened.

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The Three Things You Need to Make Great Coffee (Besides Beans and a Brewer)

You've got your brand new Chemex brewer, freshly roasted beans, and a nice ceramic mug. Now what?

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Coffee Talk with Martha Stewart

Martha takes on the coffee world with her very own café.

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The Right Way to Make Pour Over Coffee

Making pour over coffee at home can be complicated. With some methods, perfectly executing weighted, timed pours is absolutely critical. The Bee House brewer is not one of those methods. In fact, it's dead simple.

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The Right Way to Brew Chemex Coffee

With its all-glass body and specialized filters, the Chemex can seem a little intimidating. But the thing is as easy to use as it is handsome to look at. (Read: very easy.) Here, a step-by-step guide to getting a gorgeous cup, every time.

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Yes, You Can Eat That Moldy Food

Sick of playing guessing games with moldy food? We consulted an expert to find out which moldy foods really have to be thrown away—and which can salvaged and enjoyed.

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How to Make the Ultimate Mint Julep

Start crushing your ice: We broke the code on the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby.

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5 Reasons Your Coffee at Home Isn't Fresh

These common mistakes could be messing up your home-brewed pot of joe.

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How to Decode a Bag of Coffee Beans

These days, the best coffee beans come in bags that list a lot more than "dark roast." Here's how to tell if those "semi-washed" "Bourbon" beans "grown at 2,000 feet" are right for you.

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What Home Cooks Don't Know About Food Waste—and How It Can Help Them

Researchers have figured out who's to blame for all the food we waste in this country: it's the home cooks. All that waste is a problem. It's also an opportunity.

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British Baking Star Ruby Tandoh on Cupcakes, Buns, and Pavlova

Ruby Tandoh was the youngest ever contestant on The Great British Bake Off, a BBC show that launched her career and a cookbook, Crumb. Now, with the book getting a stateside release, Tandoh is poised to be embraced by American bakers. But first, she'll have to school us on a few terms.

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Which Coffee Brew Method Is Right for You?

You've got the beans, now it's time to figure out how to brew them.

One Food and Travel Writer's Week of Toast (And a Whole Lot More)

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One Food and Travel Writer's Week of Toast (And a Whole Lot More)

Danielle Walsh likes toast. A lot. In addition to her duties as Associate Web Editor at AFAR Magazine, Walsh runs the newly-minted toast-centric website The Daily Toast. What follows is a look at Walsh's cooking and eating routine during the week of April 20th 2015. Spoiler: There's a fair amount of carb porn.