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Imperfect’s Food Waste Resource Guide

Zero Waste Tips 

  • Our Grocery Storage Guide tells you how to store all of your favorite foods. 
  • The Save the Food Guestimator can help you plan how much to cook for a group. 
  • Food storage products that help reduce waste. 
  • How to clean out your fridge like a pro. 
  • How to use your coffee grounds. 
  • Here are 4 ways to reuse your Imperfect box. 
  • Learn 5 ways to waste less protein. 
  • How to shop smarter and make your groceries last. 

Ingredient Guides

  • Artichokes: Here are 3 tips for cooking with artichokes. 
  • Beets: Here’s everything you need to know about cooking with beets. 
  • Bok Choy: How to fall in love with bok choy! 
  • Brussels sprouts: Learn our top 5 tips for roasting Brussels sprouts. 
  • Citrus: Learn about the main types of citrus in our citrus 101. 
  • Chili peppers: Read our pepper 101, learn how to pick the right hot pepper for you, and see why we love habanero peppers so much. 
  • Cooking oil: Learn which cooking oils to use when with our handy guide. 
  • Grains: See how to cook with farro, quinoa, lentils, and more! 
  • Eggplant: Learn our 4 tips for making eggplant delicious. 
  • Herbs: Check out our guide to herbs and learn when to use fresh or dried herbs 
  • Kale: Learn how to love kale again. 
  • Leafy Greens: Understand 4 common leafy greens and what to do with them. 
  • Lentils: See 5 tips for cooking with lentils .
  • Nuts: Read our advice for how to cook with nuts. 
  • Persimmons: Learn the difference between Hachiya and Fuyu persimmons. 
  • Pomegranates: How to cook with pomegranates. 
  • Pumpkins: Here’s everything you wanted to know about cooking with pumpkins. 
  • Root vegetables: Get your common questions about root veggies answered by chef Abra Berens. 
  • Spices: Get some tips about using our favorite spices, discover our top fall spices, or learn about spice pairing,  
  • Squash: Check out our squash cheat sheet to learn about the most common types and when to use them. 

Scrappy Cooking

  • Root to leaf cooking tips.
  • Transform your citrus peels into a non-toxic cleaner. 
  • Turn corn cobs into stock. 
  • Re-use your coffee grounds. 
  • Ideas for leftover condiments. 

Gadgets & Gear

  • We share 10 tools every cook should have around, explore how to care for your knives and how to shop for a chef’s knife. 

Technique

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  • 8 tips for grilling. 
  • How to pickle everything in your kitchen. 
  • How to turn leftovers into stock. 
  • How to ferment vegetables. 

Must-have ingredients 

  • How to build a better pantry. 
  • 5 baking ingredients you should always have around. 
  • 5 tips for better baked goods. 

Gardening & Composting

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  • Learn which vegetables you can actually re-grow from their scraps from Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening. 
  • Check out our composting 101 to learn how to get started where you live. 
  • Can’t compost where you live or don’t want to? Find a composting pickup service near you.

Entertainment

  • Our Food Waste Coloring Book is a great activity for kids or adults looking to learn more about food waste. 
  • This hilarious parody of “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran also teaches some important lessons. 
  • Grow Food is an inspiring rap music video by our friends at Appetite for Change.
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