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Cast Iron Cookware Seasoning and Care (Cooking News)
While non-stick cookware has certainly outdone cast iron cookware in the non-stick category, cast iron skillets, pots and pans are still favored by many chefs. Find out how to season and care for your cast iron cookware.

Food Safety Tips For Storing Ground Meat (Cooking News)
Ground meats are highly perishable. Use the following safety tips to maintain the quality of ground meats and prevent illness...

Food Safety in Your Refrigerator (Cooking News)
Ever wonder how long you can safely keep something in your refrigerator or freezer? Follow this food safety advice to be sure.

Summer Food Recipes (external website)
Summer is my favorite time of the year and here are some of my favorite quick and easy to make summer food recipes that let you spend more time outdoors and less time in the kitchen.

Kitchen Disasters (external website)
More than one in 10 people have injured themselves or damaged their kitchen trying to copy TV chefs, a survey has shown. Around 14% of people have had an accident as a result of trying to replicate professional cooking techniques.

Outdoor Cooking Tips (external website)
Summer is almost upon us and that means that millions of people will be enjoying backyard cookouts and delicious foods being prepared on an outdoor grill. If you enjoy outdoor cooking and want to get superb results each time you barbecue this site is worth a look. Enjoy sizzling steaks, barbecued ribs, roasted corn on the cob, or even grilled lobster tails. You'll find all-time favorite barbecue recipes that will help to take the guesswork of your outdoor cooking.

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How to Core Lettuce Without Waste
Don't create waste when coring lettuce. Every time you try to core a head of iceberg lettuce, you're removing half the leaves, too. To isolate the core so you get the most lettuce possible, try the following: Hold the head above the counter with the heart facing down and bang briskly against the surface a couple of times. The core will pop out like a cork and you'll be left with an entire head of just leaves!

How to Thaw Frozen Ground Meat in Half the Time
Defrosting ground meat is such a pain: You either have to wait a day or two for the frozen hunk of meat to soften, or thaw it in the microwave, which results in a partially cooked mess. For a quicker way to thaw ground meat, place it in a freezer bag and press with a rolling pin until it's 1" thick. Then seal and stack the meat in the freezer. These scaled-down individual servings will defrost quickly. Plus, the thinner bags save space in the freezer!