This might convince me to splurge for the KA meat grinder. I currently use the mixer for pizza dough and shredding meat (the dough hook does a great job shredding cooked meats for carnitas, tacos and salads).

Gotta correct you on the alcohol content of Angostura bitters - 44.7% vs only 39% for Fernet Branca. No wonder Angostura works well with soda water for hangovers.

I used to only drink extra bone dry gin martinis because I thought they were more “manly.” I tended bar for 20 years and learned simply to drink what you like, not what you think you should like. Now I drink 3-1 martinis and have even been known to commit heresy and shake them and not stir them. My drink, I’ll drink…

I have 6 cast iron pans that I use for almost all my cooking. One is from the 1920s, an ugly cheap dutch oven, 1 from Goodwill that is unidentifiable, 1 from a garage sale that is slightly warped and a Lodge grill pan and standard saute pan. I abuse them all - I use soap, use them on the barbecue, cook tomatoes and…

The IRS compares records with the Social Security Administration. If the death is recorded there, the IRS gets it. However, it can take up to 6 months before the SSA records are updated. It’s really bad when the SSA lists you as deceased when you are not - it freezes the IRS account and can take over a year to…

I just wanted to make sure it goes to the proper refund unit and avoid people just looking in the phone book / online for the closest office. The local offices often have just 1 employee and are not set up to handle mass returns of checks. My local offices have been closed since March 20th.

Microwave them for 15 seconds - same as garlic.

To be clear - mail return refund checks to the addresses listed here: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc161 based on what the city’s name printed on the check. If your check says “Fresno” - send it there. Do NOT mail them to your local office in your own state - they are not staffed to handle this kind of work and many…

Gotta say, finding this show was a challenge. I purchased a VPN and then spent half an hour to get DAVETV to work on my antique Linux box. It is worth it. During quarantine I watched the entire series in three days. Greg Davies is not the funniest person on the show, but his sheer meanness brings it all together. I…

I’ve done this for years with pasta sauce, but this seriously opened my eyes to untapped potential. I’m going to try this with grilled artichoke hearts, garlic, and parmigiano reggiano on a toasted baguette. Thanks!

Idle clicker? I am spending more time on Lifehacker...

I recommend going one step further and getting the fancy tuna from the jars - smaller European grocers carry fantastic oil-packed tuna for usually under $10 per jar. I have nothing against either canned tuna or fresh tuna steaks, but this stuff is perfect with crusty bread, capers, olives, lettuce and fresh lemon…

Similar but different question - I have “legacy hardware” and have already upgraded with max ram, ssd, updated OS when possible and a good physical cleaning. I run many older systems (Kindle Fire gen 1, a machine that barely handles Windows 7 and an antique Linux box - I can’t recommend Linux Mint XFCE enough - that…

I am surprised the author of “eating trash” uses pre-made croutons. I am an expert in decades of Thanksgiving hangovers and if you can live through the sound of a food processor, making your own croutons from leftover stale whatever is easy. To me, buying bagged stale bread is about as a waste of money as pre-wrapped…

I’ll read this tomorrow.

And if I have a much more expensive bike... Perhaps I have more to lose than the person next to / behind me.

Here, here. Tomato paste and vinegar - or pickle juice. Ketchup is way too sweet and full of chemicals. Baby carrots? Overprocessed and overpriced.

Spend the extra bucks and get good quality jarred tuna packed in olive oil. That has more umami than you can shake a stick at. A few more dollars makes a world of difference. Or, skip the canned / jarred and used grilled flaked tuna, mayo, capers, fresh lemon juice and a soft boiled egg. While I’m at it, I don’t mind…

Pepperoncini brine for my tastes. Also great in bloody marys.

This article doesn’t cover it, but tax debts are a different matter. A tax lien will show on your credit report and make it difficult to get loans. When the IRS releases a lien, you still must register the release with the county and then the county reports it to the credit companies. People often find surprises when…