Fresh air can be pretty bad for your coffee beans. Good beans come vacuum-packed to keep them from oxidizing and becoming bitter. But once you've opened that bag, you've pretty much doomed whatever ...

If you've ever opened a vacuum-sealed package of raw meat and noticed that funny smell escaping (almost sour and unappealing, maybe a touch like a rotten egg), there's no need to panic just yet.

The pfft! tells you that it’s fresh. Whether it’s a can of coffee or a jar of roasted peanuts, the sudden rush of air when you open a vacuum-packed container tells you that the contents inside should ...

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Dear Heloise: Reading your article about the person who felt that putting the avocado seed back in the guacamole would prevent discoloration -- (It doesn't help. -- Heloise) -- prompted me to think ...

[Credit: USU News] Climbing up vertical walls is usually not a daily affair for everyone, except for maybe cats. But for troops who need to quickly scale walls, the Utah State University (USU) ...

Shoppers' beef with Sainsbury's over their new vacuum-packed mince has reached new heights as their customers struggle to cook their meat. Consumers have complained that the recently-introduced ...