Not that I'd ever admit to doing such a thing, but if (hypothetically, of course) I wait till later in the day, or even the next day, the stuff still comes right off of my press. I'll readily admit that the nonstick coating on the press I use is pretty good, I don't hold back on the butter, and my cheese is real…

Yeah...maybe my nonstick coating is better than most, but I've never had bits stick to the press. I still have to wash it to clean the butter/oil off, but any cheese or other bits just slides right off with the wipe of a paper towel. Maybe if you're using a poorly seasoned cast iron press this helps...?

I think you're muddling the two meanings of "spicy." This research focuses on spice-rich food (and they lump herbs like oregano in with spices), not piquant (capsaicin induced hot/spicy) food.

Modern pressure cookers are pretty foolproof and are equipped with redundant pressure relief valves. I don't have any data, but I suspect the risk at this point is negligible.

Foil-lined bags with a one-way valve are preferred to cans by most roasters because 1) they're cheaper to seal, allowing smaller roasting facilities, 2) the have essentially equivalent barrier properties as cans, and 3) the one way valve allows freshly-roasted bean to be packaged immediately, while they're still…

The bread will shrink slightly as it cools (you know, PV=nRT and all), allowing you to remove it fairly easily.

I think soaking/quick soaking helps remove the offending oligosaccharides by simply dissolving them in the soaking water that is later discarded, not by "breaking them down" as the article claims. Not a big deal, but it does imply you won't get the same benefit if you don't throw out the water. Also, there's at…

Hmm... If I go to preferences —> import setting —> import using aac encoder / setting "custom...", it give me the option of 320kbps for bitrate. I'm using iTunes 10.5.3.3 on Windows, fwiw.

Pretty sure AAC can do 320kbps (iTunes offers it when ripping CDs). I suspect the option doesn't exist because iTunes Store tracks top out at 256kbps.

Hi. I did look it up. There's really nothing to be worried about. [lifehacker.com]

Yeah, as the Wikipedia article says, Saran now markets two different wraps—one a plasticized PVdC film ("Cling") and one a non-plasticized LDPE ("Premium"). The LDPE one probably has minimal safety concerns, but the plasticizer used in the PVdC ones isn't worth the worry, unless perhaps you're using it for cooking on…

I think the easy-to-peel aspect comes from the fact that they're steamed rather than boiled. No first-hand experience here, but that's what I gather from my internet perusal. Steaming w/o a pressure cooker will be slower though.

Since a number of people are concerned...there is no bisphenol-A in plastic wrap. Bisphenol-A is used a precursor primarily for polycarbonate, which is a different type of plastic than that used in plastic wrap.

I'd guess a dry lube, like one based on graphite, might work well for both of these applications.

Water-displacing and hygroscopic? That's a neat trick.

I'd disagree. Since you're not expecting to use your emergency fund, it's probably worth the extra interest for the small penalty you have to pay. For example, if you use Ally's CDs, the 5yr CD will exceed the earnings of all of the other insured products within about a year even including the withdrawal penalty.

I-bonds are earning zero before the inflation adjustment. So if you buy now and we encounter deflation, won't your composite rate (fixed + inflation adj) be zero? Also, savings bonds aren't as liquid as some of you other suggestions. You can only buy $10,000 per year, and you can't redeem them for 1 year. There's…

I guess I fail to see how I'm "dead wrong." Tipped employees, just like employees of any other company, sometimes have their take-home pay reduced because they receive in-kind benefits. That still doesn't mean they're not guaranteed minimum wage. Additionally, credit card service fees, tip pooling, and other…

Pfft. Child's play. You need to get your hands on some pectinase. ;-)

A common misconception is that tipped employees can be legally paid less than minimum wage. This is not true. If the net wage after tips is still below minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. Dept of Labor on this:[www.dol.gov]