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Why Are Peanut and Peanut Butter Prices So High This Year?
The major brands of peanut butter have announced wholesale price increases and many consumers have already seen a spike at their local grocery stores by 20% to 30% or more, and those that haven't will likely see increases by the middle of November. So just what's up with the peanut market?What's Up with Peanut Skins?
It turns out that peanut skins, long thought of as a waste product when making peanut butter and other peanut products, have some outstanding nutritional qualities. Do you like eating peanuts with skins on or off?Happy National Peanut Day! 14 Recipes to Celebrate
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! That's right, it's National Peanut Day according to the SE food holiday calendar and what better way to pay homage to the nut (well, technically a legume) than with these 14 recipes. Or, here's a'nutter (lower-effort) idea—just grab a bag of salted peanuts for a snack tonight.Choconana: The Chocolate Banana Stand at the Weekend Market in Bangkok
We've been to an Arrested Development-inspired banana stand in Austin, but traveled all the way to Thailand to investigate this one. (Alright, so maybe the trip wasn't solely on banana stand-related business.) Choconana at the weekend market in Bangkok dips frozen bananas in chocolate and peanuts to order.Boston Baked Beans, and Other Foods Named After Different Foods
Boston Baked Beans are a candy industry name for sugar coated peanuts that have been dyed red to match the color of, you guessed it, baked beans. This whole thing got me thinking about other foods that have names that don't match their ingredients. There's no butter in peanut butter, no seafood in Swedish fish, and no eggs in an egg cream.Taste Test: Crunchy Peanut Butter, Stir
If you read the results of the no-stir peanut butters and thought, eww, hydrogenated oils and sugar, then this is the category you were waiting for. The "stir" classification of peanut butter has that puddle of oil sitting on top that you need to give a hearty stir. The ingredients in these are more au natural: just peanuts and usually some salt. That's it. These are the peanut butters that taste more like, well, peanuts. The winners, revealed!Taste Test: Crunchy Peanut Butter, No-Stir
Last time we were trying peanut butter, it was the Creamy variety. But it was only a matter of time before we'd round up the favorite Crunchies. This time, we divided the results into two categories: stir (with natural oil separation) and no-stir. First up: no-stir peanut butters (tomorrow we'll reveal the stir results). Today's tasting includes the Jif vs. Skippy rivalry, Peter Pan, Peanut Butter & Co., and the just re-released Planter's.Why Peanut Oil Is Great for Deep-Frying
As summer approaches, so does the season for carnivals and festivals, which continue to prove that anything can be thrown into a deep-fryer. Ever wonder what kind of oil the "fry guys" use? More often than not it's peanut oil.Taste Test: Peanut Butter, Creamy
Ever had 16 spoonfuls of peanut butter in one sitting? Ever wanted an excuse to? We sure did; enter this taste test. Let's be honest, unless you have a peanut allergy, you are probably in the pro-PB camp. We tried 16 widely available brands. Find out which we liked best!Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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