There are some really good leather treatments, like Lexol or Spinneybeck kits.

Vote: Grado SR60, SR80.

Vote: Sennheiser HD580. (or the current model, the HD 600 and HD 650 I think).

Just keep cooking! Once the fat renders (melts), it will brown and get as crispy as you like. The key is medium heat — high heat will cause it to burn.

Well, you're doing it all wrong!!!

I use a Sharpie and 3M blue painter's masking tape. The tape is perfect — sticks to everything, comes off cleanly, stays sticky in the freezer, and even sticks if the surface is a little damp.

It's an @Adam Dachis specialty. E.g. "Avoid Stinking Up the House When Frying Fish by Putting a Spoonful of Peanut Butter in the Pan" http://lifehacker.com/5923848/

The stupid people are here to keep you self-righteous ones occupied.

Wow, not me. I had one whacky direction the other day but otherwise, Waze has been awesome.

I did this using PVC pipe. 4" thin-wall drain pipe, black on the insode and white on the outside. Very inexpensive. Cut to length with hacksaw. You can glue the together or use binder clips. I used pop rivets to fasten them together at each end, where they touch an adjacent pipe.

Wow. Just wow. I don't want to pile on but this takes the cake (or the pie crust) for lazy, irresponsible writing. You were on deadline and didn't even read the article you were ripping off, did you?

Even if you never spill, the walls accumulate spattered grease and volatile compounds evaporate from the food and condense on the inside of the oven. Eventually, baked on organics will make the walls brown.

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I replaced the fluorescent fixtures in my garage with better fixtures (maybe twice the cost?). Problem solved. So yes, I think the cheap ballasts are the issue. You may find replacing the whole fixture to be cheaper than replacing the ballasts.

+1, for what it's worth.

Great comment. I got curious and Googled "cast iron flat top stoves." There were a lot of folks who suspect that it's risky; a lot of other folks saying "I've been using cast iron on my flat top for years without issue." The manufacturers seem to recommend against it. But I didn't find anyone reporting first-hand…

Here's an article I wrote on that topic:

Well, I've had mine for years so not sure what to recommend. I saw iFixIt now sends a kit. Seemed very comprehensive, if pricey. I recently got some nice tiny screwdrivers from Harbor Freight — decent quality and very inexpensive. Sorry I don't have a specific recommendation for you.

I haven't had this issue (and have disassembled probably a dozen). Maybe you're using cheepo screwdrivers that don't get a nice hold on the screws?