Brown sugar doesn’t always behave. One day it’s perfectly soft and scoopable; the next, it’s a solid, unyielding block. Why does this happen, and how should you store brown sugar to avoid hard lumps?

Did you know there are foods that don’t expire? It’s true — you can stock up on certain foods and enjoy them for a lifetime without worrying about expiration dates! Knowing which foods have the ...

Here's how to tell if that block of sugar is bad—or still plenty sweet enough to use. Unless you’re a very frequent baker, you’ve probably found a long-forgotten open bag of brown sugar lurking on one ...