Tech-savvy chefs pull off amazing
dishes with sous vide, or cooking vacuum-sealed food in
temperature-controlled water tanks. If you've got an instant-read
thermometer and a vacuum sealer, you can produce similarly
paradigm-shifting steaks with a DIY sous vide setup.
The Savvy Housekeeping blog suggests that all you really need are those two main components—and there's a good chance you could just borrow your parents' or neighbors' vacuum sealer for a set of steaks, if you can't find one on Craigslist or eBay—to pull off a sous vide technique that doesn't require a $400-plus piece of equipment. There's a few other it...
I had a friend admit to me recently that she never knows what temperature to choose on her washing machine, so she always washes everything in cold water just to be safe. What's the difference between washing in hot, warm, or cold water? What temperature is best for your clothes? Find out which temperature is the best to prevent wrinkling, fading, and shrinking. Learn how to test your water temperature and make sure your clothes are really getting clean.
Ed. note: Authors Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler's Fifty Dangerous Things (you should let your children do) builds on the premise that "dangerous" things we avoid are often eye-opening and educational. One such dangerous thing: Cooking food in your dishwasher.
We've examined using the dishwasher to poach salmon and clean potatoes in the past; here's another take...
There's nothing like a shiny clean oven to make you feel like cooking. Unfortunately, more often that not, that shiny oven ends up with spills and residue on its surfaces. Cleaning an oven can be frustrating, especially if you're trying to remove burned on grease and grime without damaging your oven's interior. Watch this video to find a simple way to clean out your oven.
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