Everything You Need to Do to Clean Up After a DIY Project
Anyone who has done any DIY work in their home (or someone else’s home) knows that in most cases, the project will take longer than you anticipated, and no matter how small it seems, usually ends up...
View ArticleDon’t Put This Holiday Cookware and Serveware in the Dishwasher
With Christmas comes much cooking, and with much cooking comes many dirty dishes. The average home chef already knows that some cookware simply doesn’t belong in the dishwasher, but what about those...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Energy Costs While You’re Cooking
As the cold really settles in, we’ve been talking a lot about ways to conserve energy. We’ve also been talking about how to prepare for the big holiday season. What if we told you that you could do...
View ArticleNever Put Essential Oils in Your Humidifier Water (but Do This Instead)
You might love essential oils, but there are good reasons to avoid putting them inside of your humidifier. Essential oils can corrode plastic A humidifier isn’t made to have essential oils in its water...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way to Never Miss a Spot Sweeping
Crumbs and dust have a nifty little talent for refusing to actually slide into your dustpan with a broom. However, there’s an easy way to collect them up that you probably never thought of. This hack...
View ArticleHow to Unclog the Dishwasher Yourself
If you have a houseful of guests, or are engaged in a holiday baking marathon, a clogged dishwasher can really slow down your operation. Hand washing all your dishes uses more time and water than using...
View ArticleNever Vacuum Up These Common Household Messes
There are so many smart ways to use a vacuum besides just running it over your carpet, but there are also some things you really shouldn’t be sucking up. You can avoid damaging your expensive machine...
View ArticleUse Cling Wrap to Keep Your Refrigerator Clean
You probably don’t look forward to cleaning the dripped mashed potatoes, gravy, and soup from your poor fridge. But there’s a way to make that clean-up a lot simpler, and all you need is cling wrap...
View ArticleAvoid These Mistakes When Washing Wool
Wool is a pretty incredible fabric: It’s antimicrobial, breathable, odor-resistant, and extremely durable. It can also be tricky to wash and dry. While some wool is machine washable, other garments...
View ArticleThe Most Common Reasons Your Ice Maker Is Malfunctioning
A malfunctioning ice maker can really put a hitch in your holiday cocktail plans. Discovering the ice maker is no longer, well, making ice might make you want to call in a professional, but there are...
View ArticleHow to Know It’s Time to Say Goodbye to a Kitchen Appliance
Part of being a food writer is writing about things that are popular, because popularity drives clicks and clicks are what keeps the lights on, so to speak. It’s also just good service journalism....
View ArticleHow to Prevent Holiday Kitchen Disasters
Between spatchcocking birds and air frying cheesecakes this holiday season, I haven’t had much time to think about anything other than putting food inside a hot-maker, and taking it out again. It was...
View ArticleThis TikTok Dryer Sheet ‘Hack’ Could Set Your House on Fire
Another day, another TikTok hack that seems clean and safe but could actually be a total disaster in practice. While some viral hacks actually are as miraculous as they seem, a newer one suggesting you...
View ArticleDon’t Dry Your Bed Sheets All the Way
People are complex, diverse, and wonderful, but in at least one way, we all fall into one of two categories: We either care about wrinkly bedsheets or we couldn’t give even a single shit about them....
View ArticleYour Freezer Needs an Ice Bag
I don’t know how or where you were raised, but I was raised by Southern people, both in Mississippi and Los Angeles. My people are iced tea drinkers, which makes having a steady supply of frozen water...
View ArticleYou Need to Do Laundry Differently If You Have Hard Water
During a recent bathroom renovation project, my boyfriend had to disconnect his water softener, and it wreaked more havoc on our daily lives than we expected. Showering and washing clothes, in...
View ArticleWhy You Really Shouldn’t Clean Your Stove Until It Cools Down
If you are a clean-as-you-go type of cook, or you simply cannot handle mess in the kitchen, you may be in the habit of wiping up spills on your stove as soon as they happen. While that may seem like...
View ArticleThree Ways to Clean Under Your Oven and Refrigerator Without Moving Them
Have you ever dropped something behind the stove or fridge and gone to get it, only to realise in the process that somehow, there is a huge mess under there? You might think a massive appliance taking...
View ArticleWhere to Place Fans in Your Home for Maximum Cooling
This is my fifth summer without an air conditioner. I’m just putting that out there right now, to solidify my bona fides as an expert on staying cool without one. Since this summer has been hot as hell...
View ArticleHow to Fix a Broken Ice Maker
In the days before modern refrigerators and freezers, making and storing ice was an entire industry, and for a long time, having a few ice cubes to cool your drink was only something available to the...
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