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If you’re ready to expand your food knowledge, check out our list of 11 grains that you need to know. We’ll also explain how you should be buying, cooking, and using each of these different (but still somewhat common) types of grains. Who knows—you might just find a new-to-you grain that changes your dinner menu rotation for good. Taste: mild and nutty Health benefits: The high protein content in this grain/seed helps people on plant-based diets meet their required daily protein needs....

I’ve tried my best to mimic her cooking for the past nine years while living away from her abroad, and although I’ve come close with the beef noodle soup and pork dumplings, I haven’t been able to replicate her rice. My version is often too soft, too mushy, and not chewy enough. So when I asked my mom for her secret to delicate, fluffy, separated-by-the-grain rice, I was shocked to find that it wasn’t a technique, but rather something you can buy: the Zojirushi Induction Heating Rice Cooker....

According to the CPSC, the problematic Crock-Pot multi-cooker model is capable of pressurizing when the lid is not fully locked. “This can cause the lid to suddenly detach while the product is in use, posing burn risks to consumers from hot food and liquids ejected from the product,” states their recall report. The recalled Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers bear the model number SCCPPC600-V1, which is shown on a label on the bottom of the unit....

The Easy Breather is filled with shredded memory foam, which is why I’ve found that it forms perfectly to my head and neck to provide support and comfort all through the night. It’s also cooling since it’s topped off with a breathable, moisture-wicking Tencel cover. I must have been living under a rock before, because I had never actually heard of a cooling pillow until I stumbled upon this one....

What’s a grout pen, and why haven’t I heard of this sooner, you ask? It’s an ink formula in a pen form that you draw over stained (but cleaned) grout lines to give them a fresh white (or gray, or whatever color your grout is) appearance. It’s almost as easy as it sounds, but it will take some patience and precision to carefully paint within the lines. Accidentally getting some of the ink on the tile surface will give away your secret trick immediately, so applying the formula carefully is crucial for the finished effect....

Lavender laundry detergent, bathroom cleaner, multi-surface cleaner, and scrub cleaners, from $9, shoppurhome.com. Sulfate-Free Cleaning Products Angela Richarson started PUR Home because she simply couldn’t find green cleaning products that really worked. “I was inspired to start PUR Home after using other products that claimed to be eco-friendly but were sulfate-based cleaners. I wanted a truly eco-product that was sulfate-free and low-toxic while remaining effective, because I have tried some natural eco-cleaners and felt they were not as thorough,” she explains....

Also known as a book nook, a reading nook is a place where you can curl up and enjoy your latest novel or autobiography. Beyond that, though, a reading nook can be whatever you want it to be. Just like anyone who reads can be a reader, anywhere you read can become a book nook—it doesn’t have to have a towering bookshelf or enormous pile of pillows (though those are certainly nice details to include in any reading nook)....

The Rubbermaid power scrubber will become your go-to gadget come cleaning day. Shoppers are wildly impressed by how quickly the electric spin scrubber can clean an entire room. In fact, one person who calls it a “game changer” said, “What used to take forever with a toothbrush now takes 20 to 30 seconds.” To buy: $18 (was $20); amazon.com. With just four batteries and a push of a button, the spin brush gets to work to remove deep-in-there dirt and stains thanks to its oscillating brush head that scrubs surfaces for you, rotating up to 60 times each second....

First, the big difference: Sanitization reduces contamination or bacteria to a safe level, while disinfection kills everything on a particular surface, according to Travers Anderson, R&D Group Manager at Clorox. Think of sanitizing as lowering the level of germs on a surface, while disinfecting is killing all of them. Sanitizing is a little gentler since disinfecting often involves strong chemicals. (Cleaning, in the technical sense, is just wiping away debris or dirt without necessarily killing or removing any bacteria....

One of the biggest furniture pieces in your living room is hands down your coffee table. While a coffee table centers the room and gives you a place to set hot drinks down, some can even hide unsightly electronics, magazines, and small knick knacks. That’s where this adjustable coffee table from Wlive comes in. It has a lift-top design that raises the top portion up and over, allowing you to use it as a desk while also utilizing the storage space underneath....

Safe for use on the eyes, lips, and face, Youth to the People’s Superberry Dream Cleansing Balm transforms in texture once applied. Becoming an oil and then emulsifying to a milky texture with the addition of water, the balm was created to rid the face of makeup, water-resistant sunscreen, and any of the day’s grime that accumulates on the face. Formulated with beneficial skin ingredients like hyaluronic acid, this balm is an “actual dream,” one shopper reported....

You wish. Finding kitchen cabinets that fulfill all these requirements and are relatively affordable—a 2017 study found that most people budget and spend between $25,001 and $50,000 on their kitchen renovations. It can be daunting, and doubly so when you consider how quickly kitchen design styles shift. So when it’s time to update your kitchen, whether for functional or aesthetic purposes, you have to decide: Will you refinish or replace your kitchen cabinets?...