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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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Good Chop Is the Best Way to Have High Quality Meat and Seafood Delivered to Your Door

If we're being honest, we don't want to deal with a butcher for the next barbecue, but we want All-American, All-Natural, Flash-Frozen and Convenient cuts ready-to-go. That's where Good Chop comes in. Good Chop delivers--right to the door--on all the previous specifications. High-quality meats and seafood, no nonsense, vacuum-sealed, eco-friendly…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The Best Bourbon in Every Price Range from $20 to $200

You can find a decent quality bottle of bourbon at just about any price. Sure, it takes a little knowing what's what versus just grabbing any bottle of whiskey off the bottom shelf, but if you know what you're looking for then you'll always leave the liquor store satisfied. Personally,…

By John A. Paradiso
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The 4 Types of Cocktail Glasses You Actually Need (And 4 You Don’t)

If you're anything like me, there's a good chance you have way too much glassware in your cabinets and on your bar cart. And while, sure, it can be fun to have a few novelty glassware options, every now and then it's worth Marie Kondo-ing that shit and focusing on…

By John A. Paradiso
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8 Distilleries Making the Best New York Whiskey

The Big Apple might not be every whiskey enthusiast's dream destination, but there are several distilleries making their mark on the national whiskey scene. You don't need to be in Kentucky to make stellar bourbon, after all. From the younger craft distilleries in Brooklyn to the heritage distilleries in Upstate…

By John A. Paradiso
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GE Profile Opal 2.0 Countertop Nugget Ice Maker

GE appliances have always been a cut above the run-of-the-mill big box options on account of the increased performance, additional features and, yes, elevated price tag. It isn't a difficult task to upgrade you kitchen, laundry room or anywhere else you have appliances, but that kind of upgrade won't come…

By Ben Dahl
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