Claire Lower

Claire is the Senior Food Editor for Lifehacker and a noted duck fat enthusiast. She lives in Portland, Oregon with a slightly hostile cat.
  • Kick Off Grilling Season With This Open-Faced Sausage Sandwich

    Kick Off Grilling Season With This Open-Faced Sausage Sandwich

    The sun is out and the pollen is zapping my will to live, which means grilling season is officially upon us. You may like to kick of the season with a big ol’ pork shoulder or smoked chicken, but I like to ease myself into things with a simple, low-risk-high-reward project. This grilled sandwich is…


  • You Should Make the Tiny Frozen Fried Eggs Reddit Hates

    You Should Make the Tiny Frozen Fried Eggs Reddit Hates

    It is always fun to watch the internet get angry about food. I’m pretty good at spotting outrage-inducing dishes (before the outrage even begins), and one thing I know with utter certainty is that most people do not appreciate whimsy. Case in point: These tiny fried eggs, which are causing quite a stir on Reddit.…


  • Fry Your Eggs in a Pile of Crumbled Feta

    Fry Your Eggs in a Pile of Crumbled Feta

    Last night, I read a quote from country singer Orville Peck that resonated with me: “Scrambled is for people who don’t like eggs.” I think the fringed-faced singer is on to something. Scrambling an egg lets you forget the biological realities of the food, something that’s much harder to ignore with a sunny side up,…


  • Give Your Tuna Salad Some Crunch

    Give Your Tuna Salad Some Crunch

    As a food writer and recipe developer, I try not to let my personal preferences cloud my judgment. This isn’t very hard, because I will eat pretty much anything, except for celery, which my palate inexplicably rejects each and every time it crosses my teeth. The vegetable is hard to avoid. It’s a fixture in…