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“Product moisture uniformity is a critical product characteristic for pet food and pet treats, as it affects product quality, downstream processes and profitability,” Barber says. Finding the right combination of baking and drying technology gives processors the tools needed to deliver consistent, quality pet foods and treats.

As well as the unusual print, we love the hardwearing nature of the boxes, which felt thick and durable, and kept our Christmas leftovers perfectly fresh.

We’ve long been fans of British homeware brand Emma Bridgewater’s pretty yet practical designs, and this eye-catching set of food storage boxes is no different.

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This JOAH Selfie Ready Setting Powder goes on light, sops up excess oils, and sets foundation and concealer for flawless all-day skin. It easily compares to more prestige powders at a fraction of the cost, too.

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Still, if Dyson has a reputation for making a premium product, that’s because the company has earned it. When I asked Dyson's Le Dinh for tips on how to use the fan, she said that customers should simply put it in a corner of the room, rely on the fan's intelligence, and forget about it. That's pretty much what we've done. It’s been a few weeks since my husband or I have wanted to itch our own faces off, and that’s all you can ask for from an air purifier, really.

“The challenge is to not case harden the larger products," Pallottini says. "Once the product is case-hardened, it becomes impossible to achieve the desired moisture levels."

A vacuum sealer, when used diligently, will extend the shelf life of every type of food imaginable. That means your garbage disposal and trash can will cease to be the best-fed members of your household.

They’re dishwasher safe too, so you can use and reuse them over and over again. You can even use the transparent bags to transport liquids and cosmetics through the airport when you’re not using them for cooking purposes.

As soon as the bottles arrived on my desk—which come in eight shades and retail for $65 dollars—I immediately began swatching on my wrist, where a brightly colored tattoo helps inform me of a product’s coverage ability. The formula is lightweight and blendable, taking about 20-30 seconds to dry depending on how thick a layer you apply. Unsurprisingly, it’s quite sheer, providing more of a blurring effect than any serious cover-up. Given that most of the men I know (but certainly not all of them) don’t wear makeup, I would think that a heavy-duty-ish concealer would be more valuable to the occasional product-dabbling dude. I know I’ve had an ex or two who wished he could cover a particularly aggressive chin zit, despite my pleas to spackle over it with my favorite formula.