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Rachael shares how long peeled garlic will stay fresh in the fridge and how she stores unpeeled garlic.

"You can go down a rabbit hole of what to do with your specialty salts," Rach says, "but the day to day, Kosher for cooking, flaky sea for finishing."

"I threw out an opening pitch once in Fenway Park directly over the plate, which I was very proud of — from the mound," Rach recalls.

"I run a bagel lab here on the weekends. I do all kinds of bagels and I could not choose a favorite," Rach says in answer to a viewer question.

If the oil has debris in it, you should discard it, Rach says — and she explains how. But did you know you can sometimes use oil more than once?

Rach answers a viewer question about what miso is — and she shares some of her favorite recipes using miso.

Did you know that Rachael is half Italian & John is 100% Italian? They share which parts of the country their families are from.

You're making a delicious soup recipe and it calls for chicken broth. You open your fridge and all you have is stock! Is your soup ruined? Rach answers!

"Use the entire piece of nutmeg," Rach says, using the zester side of your microplane or grater.

Rach reveals her go-to meal to make and take to friends and family members. Plus, she shares a few other ideas for meals that freeze well.

Rach and John answer a viewer who wants to know which of them is usually on Bella Boo Blue duty before going to bed.

What determines whether you chop, grate, slice, or smash the garlic clove? Rach explains how she usually decides.

When a viewer asks John if he plans on shaving his beard, Rachael answers more quickly than he does — and John calls it his favorite question of the year.