5 Tips for Finding a Vacation Cooking Class — Tips from The Kitchn

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Ah, vacation. No deadlines, no responsibilities. And the perfect time to cook! While sometimes it’s great to take a break from my kitchen, one of my favorite parts of traveling is experiencing food and cooking somewhere new. There’s no better time to learn a new cuisine. Read on for my favorite tips to find the best cooking class on vacation.

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What Temperature Should My Refrigerator Be Set At? — Tips from The Kitchn

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A refrigerator’s sole purpose is to keep things cold. Simple, right? But if you’ve ever dug through your crisper drawers to find your carrots have turned into frozen sticks, then you know the pains of having a refrigerator that’s set to the wrong temperature. And one that’s too warm can have adverse effects if your food spoils quickly.

Do you know the temperature your fridge should be set at? Here’s everything you need to know about keeping your fridge cool (but not too cool).

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Kitchen Before & After: A Kitchen Goes Back to Its Mid-Century Roots — Reader Kitchen Remodel

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Although Kitchn reader Aria’s Austin home was built by a noted mid-century architect, a previous owner had done a few “unfortunate updates” to the home in the 1980s, and stripped it of its original charm, particularly in the kitchen.

The solution was a complete remodel to “bring back the home’s amazing charm while modernizing everything so the home functioned for our growing family,” as Aria wrote to us. Check out what this kitchen looks like now!

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10 Foods You Shouldn’t Throw Away — Tips from The Kitchn

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Keeping the kitchen (and me) healthy and happy means cleaning out the fridge fairly often and pitching things that don’t belong anymore. While I generally experience a sense of satisfaction with the whole process, it also reminds me that I need to try to be less wasteful.

With this in mind, did you know that there are many things that can have second lives, even after they look like they should be thrown away? Here are 10 foods that can easily be saved from the compost and repurposed into new uses that’ll make you (and your wallet) glad you didn’t throw them away.

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Before & After: Sheryl’s Rescued Summer Rental Kitchen — The Big Reveal

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Name:
Sheryl
Location:
West Tisbury, MA
Division:
United States
About my kitchen reveal:
We did a complete gut and remodel of the kitchen. It is in the house we bought this past December 2013. It is the same house we rented 18 years ago when we first moved to Martha’s Vineyard. We knew the house and what we wanted to do with it to bring it up to date and rescue it from years of neglectful summer and year-round renters. There was a linoleum floor that was removed and wood flooring installed that was woven into the existing living area floor. All ceiling cans were relocated to correlate with the new design. There is under cabinet lighting and lighting in the upper glass cabinets – all lighting is on dimmers. The cabinets are semi-custom painted wood cabinets by Cabico purchased through French Accent in Tisbury, MA along with the quartz stone countertops. The cabinet hardware: knobs, pulls and handles are all by EMTEK and were purchased online. Kitchen sink purchased from Vintage Tub & Bath. Kitchen sink overhead light from Rejuvenation.

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Before & After: Amy’s $200 Cocoa-Colored Kitchen Update — The Big Reveal

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Name:
Amy
Location:
Mobile, AL
Division:
United States
About my kitchen reveal:
Refreshed the black tile grout on the floor with white grout paint, as well as the yellow grout on the tile countertops and backsplash; stained the cabinets a java wood color; replaced the 1970s oven; and replaced the cabinet pulls and knobs.

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