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Shopping & Storing

Improve your shopping and storing processes for food with our guide to popular grocery stores (looking at you, Trader Joe's), storage containers and techniques, buying ingredients and tools, and more. Get to know the best reusable straws, figure out the temperature your refrigerator should be at, and more for better food shopping and storage.
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This Is America's Most Popular Grocery Store Right Now
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Why Is There No Trader Joe's Loyalty Program? Employees Explain
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Pinterest Predicts the Top Food Trends of 2023
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The Trendiest Ingredients to Cook With in 2023, According to Professional Chefs
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How to Store Pasta So You Don’t Get Bugs
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These Are the Top Takeout Trends of the Year, According to Uber Eats
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Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Polar Bears Are the Cutest Winter Find
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9 Trader Joe’s Items That Will Save You Hours of Thanksgiving Prep
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How to Store Beets So They Don’t Get Mushy
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Does Flour Go Bad? Here's When You Should Replace Your Baking Staples
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There’s a Turkey Shortage—Here’s How to Minimize Its Impact on Your Holidays
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10 Ways to Cut Costs This Thanksgiving That Could Save You Hundreds of Dollars
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New Study Says Pumpkin Spice Foods Cost Up to 161% More Than the Regular Version
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How to Store Ginger So It Stays Potent
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Here Are the 10 Biggest Food Trends of 2023, According to Whole Foods
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Trader Joe's Free Product Samples Are Finally Coming Back—With a 'New Approach'
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These Are the Best Foods to Stockpile for an Emergency
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We Hate to Break It to You, but You're Probably Chopping Your Herbs Incorrectly
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10 Things You Really Shouldn't Refrigerate
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6 Genius Eco-Friendly Finds to Simplify Your Life
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Should You Be Eating at Restaurants This Spring? We Asked an Expert
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Starbucks Is Finally Going to Offer Oat Milk—but There's a Catch
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The 12 Biggest Food Trends of 2019 (How Many Can You Guess?)
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PSA: Cotton Candy Grapes Have Been Spotted Back on Shelves at Trader Joe's
Zero Waste Is the Next Big Thing in Minimalist Lifestyles—Here's What to Know
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Here Are the Most-Loved Trader Joe's Products of the Year, According to Customers
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The 9 Best Kinds of Vinegar for Cooking—and 2 You Should Never Use
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Best Organic Meal Delivery Services
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The Best-Selling Fruit Fly Traps on Amazon Are Only $3 Apiece Right Now
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Mealtime Has Never Been Easier, Thanks to These 3-Ingredient Trader Joe's Recipes
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies and Gnats in Your House
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The Best Gifts You Can Buy for the Baker in Your Life
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What Are Ramps, Exactly—and How Do You Cook With Them?
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The 30 Healthiest Foods to Eat Every Day
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6 Ways You Can Use Your Expired Spices
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Best Vegetarian Meal Delivery Services
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This Organic Meal Delivery Service Eliminated My Nightly 'What's for Dinner?' Dilemma, and I'm Forever Grateful
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19 Healthy Foods Nutritionists Buy at Trader Joe's
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I've Been Meal Prepping for 5+ Years, and These 10 Kitchen Gadgets Save Me So Much Time and Energy
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20 Phenomenal Trader Joe's Gifts to Grab While Grocery Shopping
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3 Incredibly Easy Ways to Boost Your Energy With Food
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Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services
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We Know Whole Grains Are Good for You, but These 11 Are the Healthiest
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This Personalized Monthly Wine Subscription Is 70% Off If You Sign Up Today
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This Grocery Box Is So Popular, It Had a 100,000 Person Waitlist—and We've Got an Exclusive Coupon Code
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Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce Is About to Be Your New Trader Joe's Favorite
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5 Common Types of Mustard—and Every Delicious Way You Should Be Using Them
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The 5 Best Fermented Foods for a Healthier Gut
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Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: A Breakdown of the Differences Between the Most Popular Options
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How to Safely Shop at Your Local Farmers Markets This Summer
Food Recalls Happen All the Time—Here's What to Do If You Have Recalled Food in the Fridge
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Confused About Non-Dairy Milks? Here's a Breakdown of All Your Delicious Options
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13 Foods That (Basically) Never Spoil
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10 Products to Avoid at Trader Joe's, According to TJ's Superfans
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15 Foods Registered Dietitians Never Eat
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How Long You Can Store (Almost) Anything in the Fridge and Freezer
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Did You Know Most Breakfast Syrups Contain No Maple At All?
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6 Health Benefits That Will Finally Convince You to Try Nutritional Yeast
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Gochujang, the Spicy Korean Sauce You're Seeing Everywhere
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9 Types of Apples Everyone Should Know
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This is the Best Way to Store Your Knives, According to a Chef
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Snack Alert! These are the Best Potato Chips From Trader Joe's