You brown the meat, remove it from the pan, and then sauté the peppers and onions in the grease that ran off of the meat. Absolutely enhances the flavor of the peppers and onions, and prevents you from needing to use any oil. Win-Win 

I used to work for a plumbing supplier nd most of them have more work than they can handle. Dealing with giant greaseballs is no fun at all.

The “greasy spoons” also cook their burgers over heavy-duty quarter-inch carbon steel griddles that cook super fast and get that char that is almost impossible on a home stove.

I buy 80/20 and rarely even drain it. If I have to, into a container it goes. No amount of Dawn will cut through grease in the trap enough to keep it from clogging.

Death threats are not necessary. The chili will kill me first.

*inserts death threats because you cook the meat before browning onions and peppers*

I gotta be honest, I’m in my 30s and I don’t know the last time I saw a metal coffee can.

...it’s even more upsetting for plumbers.

TIL that rinsing beef is a thing. It’s such a bad idea that it never occurred to me. In fact, with 85%/15% being the “norm” I look for the less expensive and fattier 80%/20% beef for my cooking. I don’t allow 93%/7% in the house.

“You can lift it up anytime you like.”

Another good one - with most excellent Aussie commentary (from the tower, no less):

I feel amazed as well, having done this for 4+ decades. But despite being an actual NASA engineer I didn't figure it out. My dad told me about it. I thought everyone did this!

I feel smart because this is exactly what I’ve been doing for my 2+ decades driving after thinking it through one day.

Winter air is cold. Cold air holds less moisture than the warm air inside the air. When you heat up the cold air from outside, the relative humidity drops.

So much wrong here. A shocking amount, really.

Every single car does this automatically. It’s how defroster settings work.

I both agree and disagree with Brandy here. I think she’s absolutely right that the LW is projecting a LOT of anger over what should be a pleasant gesture; it’s not that hard to keep a list of stuff you and your husband would like, whether it’s a fancy book, nice wine, or whatever. Or just ask for stuff like sheets…

They’re her in-laws. They are family. They’re trying to do something nice for her. Maybe they deserve a little ‘emotional labor.’

Asking you to provide a list of things that would make good gifts for you and your husband is asking you to do the emotional labor of caring and being interested that your in-laws could, and don’t, do.

This response pushed my buttons, so I rewrote it.