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What Makes Bread Dough Rise?

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What Makes Bread Dough Rise?

Why Do Prunes Make You Poop?

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Why Do Prunes Make You Poop?

Why Does Altitude Affect Baking?

This woman is going to make a quick stop at Whole Foods' bakery section before book club.

Why Does Altitude Affect Baking?

Vermont Just Banned Residents From Throwing Food Scraps in the Trash

Compost is delicious trash salad for your soil.

Vermont Just Banned Residents From Throwing Food Scraps in the Trash

Meet Ice Cream Scientist Dr. Maya Warren

Maya Warren

England’s Hobbs House Bakery Just Threw a Birthday Party for Its 65-Year-Old Sourdough Starter

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5 Ways to Make Your Bananas Last

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29 Easy Ingredient Substitutions

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The Reason Americans Buy Refrigerated Milk and Europeans Don't

Buying cold milk is a very American phenomenon.

Peppermint vs. Spearmint: What’s the Difference?

Spearmint and peppermint have slightly different uses, but either one makes a great addition to any herb garden.

Take a Virtual Tour of Belgium’s Sourdough Library

Sourdough bread in a bakery in San Francisco, the city that gave the library its very first sourdough starter back in 1989.

Can't Find Yeast? Grow Your Own at Home With a Sourdough Starter

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Why the Size and Shape of Your Coffee Cup Matter, According to Science

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Belgian Waf-flies: Researchers in Belgium Have Developed ‘Insect Butter’

Insect butter could bake the world by swarm.

How to Make the Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A trio of kids attempt to make the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich in "Kids Vs Science."

Graham Crackers Were Invented to Combat the Evils of Coffee, Alcohol, and Masturbation

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