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  • Blast Your Toaster With a Hair Dryer

    Blast Your Toaster With a Hair Dryer

    Cleaning a toaster is more involved than you might think, but one of the most important steps is just getting all the crumbs out. But there’s an easier way to clean out toaster crumbs than turning it upside down or reaching inside to rustle them out.


  • You Should Add a Banana to Your French Toast Batter

    You Should Add a Banana to Your French Toast Batter

    In the age of viral and often antagonistic TikTok recipes, it’s nice to see something vintage get attention. Take this “secret banana” french toast — The Reddit-famous recipe is quite simple: Puree half a banana with an egg and a little cinnamon, dip some whole grain bread in the batter, and fry in butter. It’s…


  • Make Extra Indulgent French Toast With Babka

    Make Extra Indulgent French Toast With Babka

    The other day, I got to introduce my father to babka, a delight he had never experienced before. “I like that pretty well,” he kept saying, which sounds like faint praise but — for him — is actually rather enthusiastic. The babka loaves (one chocolate and one cinnamon) were sent by a friend as an…