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eggs in ice cream actually really icks me out. ew.

"The boiling point raises a few degrees C, but it also takes less energy to reach that boiling point because of the salt." how is that possible?

yeah, seriously, 16 people isn't research, it's a highschool experiment.

oil in the water keeps the pot from boiling over. if that's an issue for you, it is more than worth whatever trouble you might have 'dressing' the pasta (i'm not even sure what that means). ...

why don't they ship the milk in super giant kegs/tubs and people can bring in their own bottles to fill/refill?

they aren't disposables folks. i mean, they aren't fine china or anything, but they're meant to be used for a while. how many plastic tumblers to you have? how many of them will last forever in ...

would nylon be better than cotton for any reason?

i don't know if mice can chew through that, but they can certainly chew through plastic. you could wrap a wire mesh around the bags for mouse proofness.

ninac - i don't know! i'm trying to find it now and i can't. i think that i might have gotten confused, because i was looking at a bunch of stuff when i was researching this. like plates made of...

i use an epicurean cutting board too. i don't have a dishwasher, but i like that i can leave it in the sink. well, i like that if my partner leaves it in the sink it won't be destroyed is what i m...

i think these are cool, and definitely so much better than paper or plastic, but saying they are 'fully compostable' is a little misleading. it takes a year in a commercial composting facility for...

why are they so squarey?

Sprouting screens!

page holders are totally necessary if you are cooking. there are so many book stands, and this is a way better idea than any of those. most things are not shaped correctly and/or not heavy enough...

You can get the single cup version at The Brooklyn Kitchen in williamsburg for $4.99.

do you burn your hands? with the handle they are about the size of my burner.

there's a lot of great stuff in that lotah article. i love this: She looked at me as if I was slow and then continued, “They keep [medicine] in the bathr...

i'm always curious about how most of the world and for most of time people just went without toilet paper. does anyone know if there are online resources about all the different methods of after-...

i have never in my 30 years lived an uncluttered life. my parents are book hoarders, and i've inherited that gene. i also save a lot of stuff 'just in case'. i feel like the walls are closing in...