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I bought a custom closet from Easycloset.com. MUCH better quality than Elfa (as in, wooden shelves not wire mesh everything, which will leave marks in your folded clothes) and only slightly more expensive. Frankly, i found the whole Elfa thing far too expensive for a bunch of cheap wire junk, so upping the cost slightly to get something much better was worth it for me. Easycloset is basically California Closet type of design, but you assemble it yourself a la IKEA. Everything is custom cut to fit your closet, so you'll also get a better fit than Elfa.


How To: Install an Elfa (or Elfa-Style) Track Closet System
2/7/12 1:37 PM

Oh boy.

I am not a design obsessed person, and so i find the knock offs right for me. How? I see a neat chair in a restaurant or catalogue and buy it because it looks "neat". It is worth approximately $50 to me, but i might "splurge" and get it for $100. Was i aware that this was originally a super elite super important designer piece that retails for $1k? No. Do i care? No. Do i want the original for $1k just to be able to say i have some original of some designer i've never heard of anyway? No.

As far as i'm concerned, these are two very different markets. The people that truly value the originals and see that the knock offs are a little "off" and not "perfect" are the collectors, the people that truly appreciate and obsess over the fine details. To me, a chair is just a place to put my butt, and i want it to vaguely nice. I'm not going to "invest" in it, nor am i going to notice that its a little "off" from the original, which again, i've never heard of anyway.

I kind of feel like we've got two camps here: the people that play with the comic book action figures, and the people that keep them in their original wrappings to maintain their value, etc.


Add Some Knock-Off to Your Life
2/7/12 12:37 PM

Uhm, mine is hanging on the handle of the stove. Like a dish towel. Which this is. Frankly, my kitchen's not big enough that i would ever be more than an arm's length away from my towel on the oven handle, so its happy where it is, and since i often can't be bothered to wear an apron, i wouldn't have anywhere to tuck it anyway.


Pro Tip: Keep a Towel Tucked in Your Waistband as You Cook
1/20/12 3:50 PM

Wait. A latte and a cappucino are not the same thing, so how is a flat white a "traditional-sized cappucino or small latté with no cocoa powder on top"??? Is a flat white a random coffee drink chosen by the cafe that just happens to be cocoa-free?


Barista Secrets: 3 Underground Coffee Drinks Not On The Menu
1/17/12 9:51 AM

Forks. That's it.


Unexpected Favorite Tool: A Small Whisk
1/12/12 1:08 PM

Huh? Am i the only one that doesn't see a problem with this? I agree with the older post where the mirror was over the stove where it would likely get splashed with all sorts of sauces and greases, but over a sink like the above sounds just fine.

Not much different than having a mirror over the sink in the bathroom, which none of us seem to have much problem keeping clean...


Would You Hang an Oversized Mirror in Your Kitchen?
1/11/12 12:25 PM

my favorite tip learned at a Napa winery was if the wine tastes a little harsh, swirl the living daylights out of it in your glass for 30 seconds. you may look a little amateurish to some for swirling so vigorously and for so long, but it really does the trick! and no blender necessary, thanks.


Red Wine Tip: Aerate Inexpensive Red Wine in a Blender
1/4/12 4:50 PM

so is this basically bird food? Or do you end up with a bunch of glittery oats on your lawn for a few weeks? Should birds be eating glittery oats with shimmery stars though???


Reindeer Food
Holiday Guest Post from Germaine Leece of Some Home Truths

12/22/11 11:41 AM

I do this with wrinkled laundry all the time. Just spritz with a water mister and smooth out the wrinkles with your hands. In 15 min you can usually put the item on and be wrinkle free!


No Iron Required: A Quick Way to De-Wrinkle Linens
KCRW's Good Food

12/12/11 12:21 PM

I don't think i understand how these salt keepers work. I always thought a salt cellar had to be made of terra cotta or clay of some sort that was permeable, which would keep it from getting too moist and hardening with humidity changes. But the salt keepers featured here are wood and glazed pottery... which seems like it wouldn't have the same function. Thoughts?


Stylish & Simple Storage: Salt Cellars
12/8/11 1:25 PM

I always feel like my sourdough isn't sour *enough*... what did you do to make your's so sour??


What Can I Do With Sourdough Bread that Is Too Sour?
Good Questions

11/23/11 5:43 PM

Wasn't it this website (or maybe it was serious eats?) that had a post about how spoilage bacteria don't make you sick? Its e.coli and their friends that make you sick, but those are the ones that you can't detect by smell, sight, etc.

I would say, throw out the creamy stuff. If the rest looks/smells fine, its fine.


Are Any Condiments Safe to Keep After a Power Outage?
Good Questions

11/4/11 12:00 PM

soooo, you're basically eating CANDY for breakfast.

maple syrup, cream, and butter galore. not sure i'm a fan of this.


Hot Breakfast Recipe: Baked Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal
11/2/11 12:30 PM

what's wrong with just stirring when you reheat?


How to Keep Creamy Soups from Separating in the Fridge?
Good Questions

10/27/11 5:04 PM

Ok, so the important question here is, WHICH soft batch cookies does this recipe recreate? I grew up completely addicted to soft batch, which were in fact, soft. However, in the past decade or so, every single time i buy them, they are relatively crispy, more like a chips ahoy, and not at all soft like i remember. Ruins it for me.

So, which is it?? :)


Soft Batch Cookies from Serious Eats
Recipe Review

10/21/11 4:33 PM

Ahem. I happen to prefer my cherry pie "gloppy". Same with my apple pie. Pie needs to be greater than the sum of its parts, not merely ... the sum of its parts. To me, an apple pie with all the apple pieces still distinct and separated by a risen crust half an inch away is a disaster. Dough + apples + sugar, yes, but pie? No.

And yes, i do realize we're talking about chemical, out of a can cherry filling. But fact is, i love that stuff too. :)


Gloppy Cherry Pie to Heavy Bagels:10 Crimes Against Food
Chow

10/21/11 8:47 AM

I'm with Bittman. The only part of the crust i like is the soggy bottom part, which has soaked up all the fruity goodness. The dry, salty, and flavorless top part of the crust? No thank you. I have never met a pie crust (fancy NYC bakery or homemade) that i thought was worth eating. In fact, most of them time i FORCE myself to eat the salty crap in order not to offend...

Is there a reason no one ever bothers to throw a bit of sugar and maybe some vanilla in a pie crust to make it less offensive (i'm not much of a baker so there may be a perfectly good reason for this).


Mark Bittman Disses Pie
9/20/11 9:12 AM

Uhm, this is amazing. How long would this keep, do we think?


Ready to Melt: How to Make American Cheese
America's Test Kitchen

9/19/11 12:07 PM

Uhm, yea and diners and fast food places also design their seating to be just uncomfortable enough to discourage you from lingering. Not being able to adjust how far/close you are from the table is subtle, but uncomfortable, and in my home i want people to be comfortable and to linger. Doesn't work for home application.


Easier Cleaning: Suspended Bar Stools in the Home Kitchen
9/19/11 12:06 PM

Would love a tutorial on this, since it doesn't seem intuitive to me.

The square lamp is from IKEA.


An Idea for Making Wall-Mounted Metal Planters
9/8/11 3:28 PM