kitchen
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Roast Coffee With A Drill And A Soup Can
12:00AM Kevin Purdy | When you’re looking to roast your own coffee, a popcorn popper or heat gun can be called up for the job. Then again, as one intrepid DIY-er shows us, a drill, a soup can and ingenuity can sub in just fine. More »
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Make Potato Chips In The Microwave Without Sacrificing Crunch
9:00AM Whitson Gordon | Microwaves have gotten a bad rap with some people because they just don’t cook some things as they should be cooked—food blog Savory Sweet Life attempts to squash this misconception with a lesson on cooking potato chips in the microwave. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | Don’t have enough dishes for a full sink but don’t want to leave them sitting around? One Lifehacker reader solved the problem by redeploying a spray bottle. More »
Wash Dishes Using A Spray Bottle
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Don’t have enough dishes for a full sink but don’t want to leave them sitting around? One Lifehacker reader solved the problem by redeploying a spray bottle. More »
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Turn The Last Of The Mustard Into No-Waste Salad Dressing
1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you hate waste and it seems a shame to throw away a jar of spicy or exotic mustard without getting the last bit of flavour out of it, this clever trick will turn that left over mustard into salad dressing. More »
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Use Coffee Grounds As A Drain Cleaner
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | We thought we’d heard of just about every alternate use of coffee grounds, but here’s one you’re probably already benefiting without knowing it: grounds make for a great drain de-clogger and deodoriser. More »
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Make 17 Meals From One Chicken
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Food blog Cheap, Healthy, Good is all about stretch food frugality very, very far, while keeping the meals tasty and leftover-friendly. An older post illustrates how one roast chicken can make 17 meals for a total of $US26. More »
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Use A Smartphone Car Mount As A Kitchen Helper
10:00AM Adam Pash | Most smartphones have one or two great cooking apps, and while using your pocketable device to help out in the kitchen can be more convenient than finding a place of your laptop or wasting paper, smart-home blog Unplggd has a clever suggestion: More »
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Increase Kitchen Efficiency By Learning Basic Knife Handling Skills
1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | A solid kitchen knife paired with some knife-handling know how goes a long way towards making cooking a more enjoyable experience. Check out this video and accompanying guide to get the basics down. More »
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Sharpen Your Kitchen Knife On A Coffee Mug
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you don’t have a knife sharpening kit and you’re in between taking knives down to the cutlery store to get sharpened, you can put a little bite back into your knife with a coffee mug. More »
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