Don't depend on this. Most fire resistant safes are inadequate. Might protect paper but no way I would trust a hard disk to one.

The vegetables you eat will always be more nutritious than the ones you don't. Anything that encourages us to eat more vegetables is favorable. In my case, that's taste, so I buy fresh produce mostly. But if you find frozen (or even canned) vegetables convenient, go for it.

Yes. Taste is the ultimate guide and as you say, you're making yours taste like poo. Color is a good guide — cook until the color brightens and then, perhaps, just a bit more to reach the tenderness you want. Simple.

They're only outdated when pretty much everyone doesn't expect one; and that's not happened yet.

I must be missing something. Why not toss 2 tablespoons of chocolate chip, a tablespoon of cream, and a dash of salt into your mug, microwave to melt, add milk, microwave to warm. Not really harder than using the refrigerated "concentrate" balls.

"...12oz bag of semisweet chocolate chips—whatever brand or cocoa percentage you prefer..."

Oh, I missed that. Thanks, and apologies for the topic divergence.

I have a bare 3.5" drive and want to buy an enclosure with USB 3. Any recommendations?

140 can kill germs but it takes quite a while at that temp. Like an hour!

Warm water won't kill germs but I suspect it does increase effectiveness because hand washing works by washing away the bacteria and the substances (like chicken juices) they are living in. Besides, warm water is more comfortable, making it more likely we will spend the recommended 20 seconds.

And ge.tt is blazingly easy. I especially like it because the person to whom I send the file needs have no expertise.

You have a tempering machine??? You're one serious chocolatier!

Paraffin or shortening works but if I am making truffles at home, I am not looking to reproduce the Brach's experience. Bleh.

You wont achieve anything like the picture LH showed here — glossy and firm — unless you temper the chocolate. That can be tricky, so skip it. The surface will be soft and melt when you touch it, so coat the final cocoa or confectioner's sugar and you'll be fine.

The secret to garbage disposal freshness is really simple: Run it for longer than you think after there are no grinding noises at all. (Learned this by reading the manual!)

When to use salted butter: Never.

I bring just my tablet to business meetings now. Gave a presentation just today. Only real downside is that I have to remember to get the presentation over to the tablet or to Dropbox.

It's missing something very important: Where possible, an offer to make it right.

"Not worth $1.50"?

Yes: LEDs. In fact, refrigerator cases in the supermarket were one of the first practical applications for LEDs because they work in the cold and can be switched on and off quickly even in the cold.