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The Food Lab's Top 6 Food Myths

The Food Lab's all about clearing up culinary misinformation; separating the old wives tales from the old wives that keep telling them. So here are the six most common and egregious food myths I commonly encounter, and the truth behind them. You can use this information to either improve your cooking, or to sound like a pompous windbag at your next cocktail party.

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