lifehacker tests
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Takeaway Torture Test Day 1: McDonald’s
45Four days of non-stop fast-food: one chain per day. How will I cope? The adventure begins, inevitably, at McDonald’s.
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Opena Doesn’t Seem To Upset Airport Security
When I first heard about the Opena — an iPhone case that doubles as a bottle opener — last year, I had two reactions. The first: “Awesome.” The second: “I wonder if you can get it through airline security in your hand luggage?” Last week, I decided to find out.
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Lifehacker Tests The Aldi Expressi
Coffee is one of the staples of my diet, but on a journalist’s salary, the costs of café coffee quickly becomes prohibitive. Instant coffee will do when I just need a caffeine fix, but it’s never very good. Aldi’s Expressi line of pod-based coffees is meant to solve that issue affordably, providing good quality coffee…
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How To Make Your Own Bacon Milkshake
The news that US takeout chain Jack In The Box is now selling bacon milkshakes has inspired excitement and revulsion in equal measure. Given our addiction to recreating fast-food icons and the lack of a local store selling bacon-laden milky goodness, there was only one thing to do: make one ourselves. The result? It’s possible,…