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The Best-Looking Coffee Gear to Display on Your Counter
By John A. Paradiso
The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party
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The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party

Your next dinner party will be better with a caffeinated kick, and coffee concentrate makes a variety of tasty drinks and desserts easy.

By Nickolaus Hines
KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat
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KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat

KOW Steaks might just be the best beef we've every enjoyed.

By John A. Paradiso
The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon
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The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon

In my house, there are two distinct coffee moments each day: the 7 a.m. brew and the 3 p.m. treat. The former is a slow, deliberate, and tactile experience with tools I love getting my hands on—grinding beans in a Fellow Ode Brew and filling up a Moccamaster. I stand…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Add To Bar Cart: This Affordable Bourbon Will Be Your Favorite Everyday Sipper

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There are a lot of rules that govern bourbon. At their core, those rules define the flavors that make the spirit so loved: aging in new charred oak, a…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Best Old Fashioned Variations You Can Make At Home

I've found that an important life skill is choosing a favorite cocktail. If you're out with friends in a new city, trying out a new bar, or simply need to fall back on an old favorite, it's helpful to have a beloved cocktail in your back pocket. For many people,…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Dry January

Year after year, the month of January brings with it the hope and expectation for personal and societal improvements. Resolutions, new fitness habits, and a renewed sense of optimism are hallmarks of the first month of the year. And that may include turning to non-alcoholic beverages as a replacement for…

By John A. Paradiso
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Kickstart Your Day, Power Your Workouts and Stay Hydrated With LMNT

That one product is LMNT, the tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. This science-backed electrolyte mix contains all the sodium, potassium and magnesium you need--without all the junk sugar, coloring artificial ingredients, gluten, fillers and other BS we've come to realize is bad for…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The Best Whiskey Decanters That Will Elevate Your Home Bar

Keeping an ample supply of whiskey -- whether it's American single malt, single malt Scotch, Irish whiskey, or bourbon -- at the ready is a good thing, indeed. And whether you're just getting into whiskey or you're a true connoisseur, a whiskey decanter elevates your home bar selection and the…

By Amos Kwon
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