Thirty Days, One Frozen Drink Machine, and the August I Stopped Rolling My Eyes
I need to confess something before we go any further. For the entire first half…
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Three Tumblers, One August Heatwave: The 30-Day Test That Settled the Stanley vs Owala vs Yeti Debate in My Real Life
When the heatwave hit in late July, I did something that would have made my…
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Fourteen Days Without My Oven: The Cold Kitchen Gear That Carried My August
There comes a point every August where I open the oven door, feel that wall…
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The Appliance I Ridiculed All Spring — Until It Ran My Entire Summer Bar
I spent an entire spring dragging my feet about frozen drink machines. Every time one…
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Twelve Square Feet and a Cardboard Box: Equipping the First Kitchen That Actually Works
Every August, my kitchen turns into a shipping department. There are boxes on the floor,…
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The Sunday I Served Pink Chicken to Twelve People (And the Wireless Thermometers That Saved My Reputation)
Let me tell you about the Sunday I served pink chicken to twelve people. It…
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Twelve Days of Gold: Your Complete Stone Fruit Season Survival Guide
There are exactly twelve days a year when my kitchen smells like it's supposed to.…
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When the Counter Disappears: Building a Kitchen System That Can Keep Up With July’s Harvest
Every July, the same thing happens. My kitchen counter disappears. It happens slowly at first…
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The Table Under the Maple: Twenty Summers of Building the Perfect Backyard Dinner Party Kit
Every July, I drag a table out under the old maple tree in my backyard…
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Three Hundred Pounds of Tomatoes, One Tiny Kitchen, and the Tools That Got Me Through July
Every July, without fail, my kitchen stops being a kitchen. It becomes something closer to…
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