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You Don’t Need a Lemon to Clean Your Microwave
For some reason, every single microwave-cleaning how-to we’ve published includes the use of a lemon, or lemon juice. This isn’t all that shocking; the citric acid in lemons has anti-microbial properties, and lemons make things smell good. Somewhat paradoxically, they’re also loved by the “chemical-free” crowd (even though fruit is incredibly chemically complex), and they…
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How to Keep Your Nuts Fresh
Like all things with a fairly high fat content, nuts are prone to going rancid. Rancidity isn’t life-threatening, and spoiled nuts won’t make you sick, but they do taste bad — and feel bad — in your mouth. (And I want nuts to taste and feel good in my mouth.)
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You Can Make a Daiquiri (or any Sour) Without Simple Syrup
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, beverage writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favour by tweeting a “Drink of the Day,” live from his kitchen with “who-gives-a-shit home photography and old-person threading skills.” The series is delightful, but I had largely forgotten about it because I don’t drink all that much anymore.
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What’s the Most Basic Equipment You Need to Work Out at Home?
If you’re building out a home gym, we have suggestions on where to start and what to buy next. But what if you don’t want a ton of equipment, just the minimum for getting a decent workout at home? First, figure out if there is a specific type of workout you’d like to do. Kettlebells…