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The Best Grocery Store Fried Chicken: Good Cluck for Your Buck
The best grocery store fried chicken isn’t far off from that crispy, juicy, fall-off-the-bone-tender bird you order at a soul food restaurant. I know—that’s a bold statement, and if you’re skeptical,...
View ArticleBest Air Fryer Foods at Trader Joe’s
This is my second time chronicling the best air fryer foods at a grocery store (we kicked off this series at Costco), so let’s get the obvious out of the way: There are a lot of frozen foods on this...
View Article5 New Trader Joe’s Products to Buy in June
June is great. The weather is warm but not yet unpleasantly sweltering, and those in the northern hemisphere will get the longest day of the year. Or, rather, the day with the most daylight, because...
View ArticleWhat Is Masa?
Corn is a jack-of-all-trades. It’s the base for countless foodstuffs—corn nuts, corn ribs, cornbread, corn syrup—and today we’re hitting you with yet another corn-based delight: masa. What is masa?...
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The Best Michelada Mix for Your Miche Fix
Let’s get something out of the way: The best Michelada mix at the grocery store is made with tomato juice. I know, I know. A lot of the best Michelada recipes—especially Mexico City-style...
View ArticleWhat to Buy at Costco in June
I spend a lot of time at Costco—what can I say, I’m a sucker for a $1.50 hot dog combo—but every month, lo and behold, there are loads of new and exciting things to check out. If you don’t have the...
View ArticleSummery Aldi Finds We Can’t Wait to Try in June
June is here and that means the start of summer is right around the corner. If you’re having trouble getting excited about three-plus months of relentless heat and humidity, we hear you. We’re here to...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Things We Ate in May
I’m not sure how you spent your month of May, but here at the Sporked office, we definitely had a theme going. After trying over two dozen types of wieners and a fridge full of spicy pickles, May was...
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There Are Two New Gatorade Flavors, Here’s Our Review
I covered these new chain-exclusive Gatorade flavors in my very first article for Sporked, so it’s only fitting that I finally got my hands on them for a review. Even after last year’s Gatorade...
View ArticleWhat Is Quiche?
What is quiche? Is it French? What’s in it? Can it be frozen? All those quiche questions and more will be answered, just read on. When I was a kid, I had an allergy to eggs. It wasn’t super severe,...
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Best Canned Moscow Mule Brands You Can Find
I’m a fan of canned cocktails in general, but a canned Moscow Mule is particularly satisfying, because the cocktail is designed to be sipped out of a metallic vessel. (Yes, the copper mug is just...
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Everything You Need to Know About New Spicy Dill Pickle Goldfish
If there have been any common threads that connect a lot of the new snacks that have been released over the past year or so, they are “pickles,” “spicy,” and “why?!?” (and sometimes a few of those...
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Our Honest Review of Kraft’s New Line of ‘Creamy Sauces’ (aka, Kraft Aiolis)
Kraft is kicking off summer with five new creamy Kraft dipping sauces to pair with all your favorite BBQ meats and fried foods. This line of “Kraft Creamy Sauces” includes a new buffalo mayo (yes,...
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Lucky Charms Just Released the Chocolatiest Chocolate Lucky Charms Ever
If you ever bought Chocolate Lucky Charms and thought they could use more chocolatey flavor, I have pretty awesome news for you. General Mills just released Chocolatey Chocolate Lucky Charms. The...
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Best Black Tea (Now with Decaf Black Tea!)
What is the best black tea? We steeped and tasted 24 different black teas (all bags) in search of the very best black tea brands out there. And we found ten that we can earnestly recommend. Whether...
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Sour Patch Kids Oreos! Our Sour Then Sweet Review
When I first covered the announcement that Sour Patch Kids Oreos were on their way to grocery store shelves, I knew that my journalistic duty would eventually require me to taste them for you good...
View ArticleWhat Is Farro?
It looks like a lighter brown rice or maybe a longer barley—but make no mistake, farro is its own type of grain. What is farro, exactly? Today, we’re spotlighting this multifaceted ancient grain...
View ArticleWhat Is a Souffle?
Few dishes inspire as much dread in would-be chefs as souffle. Like a perfect omelet or a precise hollandaise sauce, this technique heavy dish is portrayed in pop culture as notoriously fickle and...
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Which Food on a Stick Are You?
You might think the song of the summer is “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter. You might think it is “Training Season” by Dua Lipa. Heck, you might even think it’s “Orinoco Flow” by Enya (why? I have no...
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The Best Hamburger Buns for Grilling Greatness, Ranked
The best hamburger buns are pillowy, squishy, and flavorful. They shouldn’t fall apart or have too big a crumb. Good hamburger buns should also be fairly firm, not too fluffy. We prefer an almost...
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