Claire Lower
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Why You Should Stick a Towel in Your Dishwasher
Having a dishwasher is a game changer, even if it’s a tiny one—it cuts down on both labor and water use. Like air conditioning, the dishwasher an all-time great that tops the list of modern inventions, excluding big ones like electricity and indoor plumbing (both of which necessarily predated the creation of the dishwasher). Still,…
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How to Keep Food From Sticking to Your Grill
It’s a terrible feeling trying to flip a steak, chicken breast, or piece of fish on your grill, only to find it fused the the grates—and I don’t like feeling bad. But sticking isn’t inevitable. You can save those delicious browned bits from this horrible fate; you just have to lube up correctly. Grease the…
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Please Don’t Chuck Out Your Pasta Water
If you regularly cook pasta for you and your family, that’s quite a lot of water you’re wasting. There’s also a very practical reason to save some.
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Your Air Fryer Isn’t a Toaster
You shouldn’t toast bread in the air fryer, unless you like it dry and cracker-like.