Saw it on a blog (a what?) a long time ago and use it to this day: if you have a seam ripper, it could be better than scissors, since it may be able to get under tightly wound hairs and fibers. Though scissors are great if you don’t sew and they are a common household item.

Have you tried covering the bowl of rice with a wet paper towel? Or even putting just the tiniest bit of water over the rice to steam it? I do both, plus heat it for a minute, stir then nuke it for another minute.  The results are pretty decent.

I think a toothbrush is an amazing cleaning tool and should be part of your kitchen sink arsenal.

While the bagged keyboard is a good example of its potential usefulness, for anything containing liquid, this is a potential disaster. The closure parts where the bag seams are would never be fully sealed, which can lead to air being introduced to your food stuff, which can lead to freezer burn. Even worse, if it’s…

PeterTomarken, that really depends on the employer and your plan. If I hypothetically max out my 401(k) contribution in August, my employer will still give me a matching contribution at the end of the year for the 4 months I wasn’t technically contributing to my 401(k) (under the assumption that my contribution rate…

Sous viding leftover mashed potatoes is the best way I’ve re-heated day old mashed potatoes (I’ve nuked, crockpotted, warmed in an oven and eaten it straight up cold). I guessing because no moisture is lost in the process of re-heating.  Also, butter.