How far you cook the eggs is not related to how you cook them. If you like firmer scrambled eggs, cook them longer. Using a Bain Marie or double boiler doesn't change that. James Beard suggested doing this before many Lifehacker readers were born. The gentler heat lets the eggs taste really shine! We usually cook…

Maybe yes. maybe no. Many wineries are now making wines only for the trade. So, you may not be able to find that bottle anywhere but other restaurants. A few nice restaurants I know of send their sommeliers on tours of different wine producing regions to find the restaurants wines that aren't available elsewhere.

I just started doing this, after a lifetime of not doing it. After I got out of the army, and there were no sergeants making me exercise, I avoided it religiously. After a few days of morning exercise, I'm amazed to find my energy levels are up. We'll see if it continues.

I prefer to keep them separate. Some hosting services try to own your soul, and you are giving it to them if you let them also handle your DNS. If anything goes south with your relationship with your hosting service, you can pick a new hosting service, go to your DNS registrar, change your pointers, upload your…

The way the chef cuts the onion, his fingers are never in the path of the blade. Thumb out of the way, fingers curled under with knuckles guiding the blade. About as safe as you can get. Start out slow, get the action right, then speed up. And use a sharp knife.

It's interesting that the cheaper hotels offer free wifi, but the more expensive ones charge - per device. Worse, there is no guarantee you'll get a decent connection. The last time we were in an Embassy Suites the wifi absolutely crawled. My answer?

I'm with pumperknickle - I stored onions in the fridge for years. We recently stopped because our new fridge doesn't have enough space in the produce keeper area. I haven't noticed a sudden gain in onion flavors.

You have a limited understanding of "properly". If you want a sear on your steak, if you brown meat - or veggies, or cook blackened anything, your smoke detector will, more likely than not, go off. Of course, you can eschew caramelization of your foods, give up on the flavors that the Maillard reaction brings, and…

The key words here are, of course, "Dead end". Maybe not terribly good advice after all.

There are a number of reasons companies make it hard to reach "A Real Person." And not all are sinister. Many recruiters are concerned that they'll attract stalkers if they are too easy to reach. Well, if not stalkers, but at least people who will call them 14 times a day asking for updates about a job, which is a…

Yes, you could. However, if you read the article by Kenji, you'll find out why smashing is a - dare I say it - smashingly good idea.

There is NO problem freezing bread. The real issue is refrigerating it. The staling chemical reaction for bread is most effective at refrigerator temperatures.

Since the bread is leavened with baking soda, fermentation is not involved. A yeast or sourdough risen traditionally baked bread would be superior in virtually every respect. But not nearly as fast. You can make your own decisions as to what is important to you.

Even cheaper than shower caps from the dollar store - go to Sally Beauty Supply. They have a bag of 10 shower caps for $3.00. Or, you can get their bag of 30 processing caps for $3.00.

When I needed a small laptop, I picked up an Asus Netbook on Craigslist. They guy was a Macaholic who'd won the Netbook where he worked. I added more ram and was good to go. Three years later, I gave it to my son who needed a portable. He's delighted.

When I was in New Orleans, I stopped the Bon Ton Cafe. I'd heard a lot about their Crab au Gratin and just had to try it. Chef John Besh had described it as one of the best things he'd ever eaten. And, it was amazingly good. If you look at the Food Network's "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" page, you'll find the…

When I lived in Austin, Tx, I lived on Anderson's Coffee. Excellent coffee, great prices. Most are around $12 a pound. Now I live in Dallas. Anderson's roasts every day, and they get the beans to me the day after I order. Not many people will get coffee to you that fast, that fresh. I think I've just been lucky,…

On the other hand, there is no reason to dump coffee grounds, tea leaves, or many other things down the drain to start with. That you can do it isn't really a reason to do it.

JaguarPC http:/www.jaguarpc.com Cpanel, unlimited domains, email, mailing lists (remember those), websites, traffic and disk space. Very good tech support and very reliable. Not bad for under $10 a month (if you pay by the year).

The issue, according to people who write resume processors, is that there are no real standards for PDF files. So, if it's created by the Acrobat distiller, Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, Nitro PDF, PDFill, etc, you can have very different outputs, and that makes the resume reader's job more difficult.