i use my various cast-iron pans for this sort of thing. : )

For a few years now we’ve been using the microwave method. It’s just so easy and quick. Throw the whole ears in there, still in the husk, and microwave for 2 minutes per ear (could be 2-4 minutes, depending on your microwave and how cooked you like your corn). Then the magic comes when you take a cooked ear-in-husk,…

Believe me, I remember those days too. And I love the stuff we used to cover, no question there. But that’s when Lifehacker had a fully-staffed team of tech writers and editors, coming from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, that could effectively crank out all kinds of material. Right now, Lifehacker’s tech…

Dude. It’s been a little Apple-heavy this month, sure, but we had new iOS/macOS updates, a works-for-everyone jailbreak, and a big bug that forced everyone to update a ton of their apps. I’m happy with our mix, which you can check out yourself:

My mind is boggling that you think every Windows app or utility lives in Microsoft’s “Appstore”

I’ll bite. I’m happy to write stories like, “How to set up a Linux server on your old laptop.” The problem is that the super-enthusiast community I’m speaking to either a) already knows how to do this, b) isn’t looking for that information right now, or c) doesn’t read it

On the tech side of things, I try to balance…

Yes, it is exactly “fine.”

Alternatively, don’t do this! Just make a single incredibly tall roll which you can then eat like a wood chipper.

As someone who has both social anxiety and germophobia, the upside of coronavirus has been that things like shaking hands have been falling by the wayside. Hopefully at whatever point coronavirus is over (or has become normalized), not shaking hands will continue to be an acceptable option.

It’s probably worth the nominal expense to have someone do them for you, but I bought a whetstone on Amazon and haven’t looked back. It’s pretty easy once you watch a few knife videos, but watching knife videos might turn you into a person who comments on knife videos, so in the end it’s probably a wash.

I’m pretty sure Tommy Callahan did the best explanation of cheap vs expensive brake pads ever

exactly. also anyone who is freaked out by this has obviously never worked anywhere remotely near food service.

Anyone who thought this was something to be scandalized over has no business being around food prep. If you think Panera makes everything they sell there fresh every morning (or any other fast food restaurant for that matter), you are insane. There is a reason the food always tastes the same no matter what location…

Most fruit is really good with salt! Have you ever salted an orange? Heaven!

Lots of bakeries put salt on all sorts of desserts!

Because your honest criticism is the side dish to your entree of being a complete jerk about it. 

I made an infused vodka with my strawberry haul last year. I’d do that with these in a heartbeat. Fair warning: It’s a hangover time bomb, as the sweetness is deceptive and encourages pain-inducing fun. 

... I guess... my question is, if you are feeding the kids ranch cacio e pepe, why not just make mac and cheese? It incorporates ranch much more easily (I do it all the time), and is just about as easy to make if you use a box (which, lets face it, you are putting Ranch in Cacio e pepe, you aren’t above using box mac…

Put the sauce / viscous condiments on the bun, then add diced onions and shredded lettuce on top of the condiments. They serve as a glue to hold the veggies in place.

@will.I.spin: Popcorn. Bacon grease makes incredible popcorn.