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Let’s start with an apology. We’re sorry we didn’t bring this hack to you back in November, before all the holiday cheese boards and charcuterie boards. Trust us, if we had known about this trick back then, we would have shared it with you. 

Fortunately, cheese isn’t just a holiday food. It’s everyday food for many of us, and there are always occasions to make cheeseboards, like birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, an Oscar party, the big bowl game, or just your average Tuesday, to name a handful of occasions.

If you’re the one who always volunteers to bring the cheese to an event, and you like your cheese boards to look professional with uniform slices, you need to know about this trick.

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Chili—the soupy, saucy hot meal—is made a thousand ways. And countless eaters have enjoyed the many versions of this classic stew.

From chili contests at block parties to your family recipe passed down through generations, we’ve all probably crossed paths with someone claiming their chili is the best. They may even brandish a trophy or two to prove their chili-cooking skills.

If you are trying to climb the ladder to reach chili royalty, or are just trying to keep yourself fed over a lazy weekend, Reddit users shared their secret ingredients to the best chili, and they are worth considering. While plenty of the suggestions will interest a curious cook, one ingredient stands out among the rest: black garlic.

“Black garlic is pure umami and tastes nothing like garlic,” says user ebrius, referring to the basic savory taste that some foods are known for. “I’d describe it as having a sweet, almost molasses-like flavor.”

Umami is considered one of the basic tastes in food, along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Often considered a flavor booster, adding an umami component like black garlic to chili would help each part of the dish sing a little more.

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Has this ever happened to you? You reach for the brown sugar in your pantry only to find it’s turned into a rock-hard lump. Don’t panic. There are 5 simple ways to soften brown sugar: in the microwave, in the oven, with a slice of bread, with an apple slice, and with terracotta. Read on to learn more about each method and also get tips for storing brown sugar so it’s always fluffy and ready to use.

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