For similar reasons as Torx, square-drive screws are also popular, particularly for drywall and for outdoor construction. For outdoor use, consider stainless steel screws. They’re more expensive, but since they don’t rust, they’re good for decks, access ramps, and similar things.

I suggest popcorn salt, or even better, just grind some table salt with a mortar and pestle until it’s medium-fine. It sticks better to whatever you’re roasting or frying, which ends up tasting better.

>I love a plug-and-play formula that offers guidance without a strict ingredients list

I made my first pie when I was about 12 and needed a pie for a bake sale. I told my mom about it that morning before she went to work, and she basically said I was on my own. :) I dove in, followed the recipe, and made a lattice top cherry pie (canned filling). For a pie made by a 12yo boy, it was pretty darn good, if…

I usually make the bottom crust big enough to hang over the pan about an inch all around, then after the lattice is done, fold the bottom over it all the way around and crimp.

Same here. I have two, one for coffee and one for spices. They’re cheap enough and small enough that it made sense to dedicate them to their individual tasks, rather than cross-contaminate the flavors.

Sweet and salty can go so well together. We have a cookie recipe with bacon in it that we like around here.

I could see AMC building that, if they were still around.

Extra salt? Until I got to that line, I was thinking it would be best to use lightly salted wavy chips. Does it really need the extra salt?

My Christmas cactus I’ve been nursing along for a more than 10 years has about a dozen buds on it! I’m inordinately excited about it.

Also “Reindeer Chow” around Christmastime, when it’s often made.

I’m glad you mentioned that it’s supposed to be equal amounts of fat and flour by weight. I had always heard when I was younger to use equal amounts, and I used to worry that I always had to add a lot more flour to make it come out right. At some point I either heard or read that it is supposed to be by weight. (very…

You have me thinking of all sorts of things now. French fried onions, crushed Doritos or Cheetos. The possibilities are endless!

Less than 2 gallons in the biggest one? We have an old Holmes 4-gallon unit in our bedroom, but on a cold day we can go through 5+ gallons easily, and still struggle to get the humidity above 40%. I recommend using some good humidifier water conditioner, as well. It not only helps with mineral build-up, but also can…

Less than 2 gallons in the biggest one? We have an old Holmes 4-gallon unit in our bedroom, but on a cold day we can…

I did that with my turkey gravy and turkey soup this year, too. I forgot to put a squeeze of lemon juice in the soup, though, so even with the gravy it ended up tasting a bit flat. It’s amazing how a little lemon juice brightens up chicken or turkey noodle soup. You want just enough that when you eat it you think,…

I’m not a chemist (although my dad was, and I did take a few chem classes), but the way I understand it is the sodium ions in the baking soda paste bind with the smelly sulfur compounds from the garlic, and then you can wash them away. It’s the same reaction that makes salt (also sodium ions), stainless steel (the nick…

Arby’s has some wraps that are kind of like that. I just had a Creamy Mediterranean wrap the other day, and it was extremely messy but pretty tasty. And a surprisingly reasonable number of calories, even.

If Arby’s would give me a couple of packets of their three-pepper sauce, I could put it on a hash brown from McDonald’s. That three-pepper sauce has some really nice flavor, without being excessively spicy.

Ha! To strudel should absolutely be a verb! I had two years of German in high school, so I can’t say I speak German, only remember a few words and bit of grammar. Last night I had a dream that I was in a German restaurant trying to figure out how to ask for the bill. All I could come up with was German for, “Can I…

Just make it the star of the sandwich! http://thetakeout.com/dear-god-what-have-i-done-behold-the-kfc-skinwich-1826061394