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  • Why Your Vacuum Smells Bad (and How to Fix It)

    Why Your Vacuum Smells Bad (and How to Fix It)

    Even if vacuuming is one of you least-favourite chores, when you consider what life was like before the appliance existed — beating rugs and sweeping floors manually — you have to admit its ability to make messes disappear is pretty amazing.


  • The Beginner’s Guide to Lining a Bamboo Steamer

    The Beginner’s Guide to Lining a Bamboo Steamer

    Bamboo steamers are gorgeous, functional kitchen tools, that make the delicate cooking method nearly effortless. But much like cake sticking to the pan, food sticking to the bamboo is a special kind of heartbreak. In order to use a bamboo steamer effectively, you need to know how to line them.


  • Help These Fish in the Netherlands Ring a Doorbell

    Help These Fish in the Netherlands Ring a Doorbell

    I am waiting for a fish to show up on this webcam. It’s daytime here but evening in the Netherlands, so I may have missed the peak of fish activity that occurs at dusk. But the website tells me that eels and pike often show up at night, so I’m still hopeful. And when the…