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Why You Should (Almost) Never Rinse Your Pasta

Rinsing cooked pasta is almost always a bad idea, unless you're making this specific type of recipe.

This Ingenious Hack Makes Pitting Cherries Quick, Easy, and Mess-Free

If you have a couple of common items at home, you can pit dozens of cherries in seconds for baking or eating fresh.

Those wooden utensils in the corner are eyeing this situation nervously.

How a Wooden Spoon Prevents Your Pot of Water From Boiling Over, According to Science

Pasta water is notorious for frothing up and over the sides of your pot. Here’s why a wooden spoon helps prevent that.

Shopping for used furniture can get you a great deal, but there are some things to watch out for.

5 Tips for Buying Used Furniture

Supply shortages have made shopping for new decor more challenging. Here's how to grab a good used furniture deal.

The Safest Way to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

You don’t have to be skilled with a sharp knife to learn how to open a can without a can opener. There's an easier (and safer) way.

This Chrome Extension Makes Cluttered Webpages Print-Friendly

A free Google Chrome extension called PrintFriendly is designed to make cluttered webpages clean and printable.

The face of a person who's just set their default font to Garamond.

Don’t Love Calibri? Here’s How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word

Customize Word’s font settings to your liking, whether you’re a Times New Roman traditionalist or totally fluent in Wingdings.

5 Alternatives to Dry Shampoo You Already Have in Your House

No time or energy to wash your hair? Maybe you already know about using baby powder as dry shampoo. Here are some other handy options.

A remote worker becoming one with the couch.

How to Get Your Butt Print Out of Your Sofa

Are your couch cushions giving away how much time you spend sitting on them? Here’s how to fix that.

Dishwashers can do more than just plates.

6 Things You Didn't Know You Could Put in the Dishwasher

The ubiquitous home appliance can do more than just dishes. It can also scrub oven mitts and get your spuds sparkling.

Why You Should Be Watering Your Plants With Leftover Cooking Liquid

Instead of tossing out the water you used to boil eggs or vegetables, save the nutrient-rich liquid for your plants.

This Two-Second Trick Makes It Easier to Cook and Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

Use this two-second tip from celebrity chef Jacques Pépin to get perfect, easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs each time.

Why Lining Your Flower Pots With Coffee Filters Makes Houseplants Harder to Kill

If you have a bad habit of over- (or under-) watering your houseplants, a coffee filter inside your flower pot can be a safeguard against both issues.

The Secret Ingredient for Cooking Scrambled Eggs Fast Without Drying Them Out

Adding a special ingredient to your scrambled eggs helps keep them creamy and tender even when cooked quickly.

How to Turn the Apple Logo on the Back of Your iPhone Into a Customizable Button

PSA: You can program the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone to perform all sorts of tasks at the tap of your finger.

How to Remove a Sticker From 5 Different Surfaces

You don’t *have* to remove sticker residue from glass jars before you reuse them, but you probably want to.

This is rarely what lettuce looks like after a day or two in the fridge.

A Simple Trick for Keeping Lettuce Fresh

You don't have to put up with the disappointment of brown, slimy greens anymore. Lettuce show you how.

You’ve Been Peeling Your Oranges All Wrong

Peel your oranges quickly and get all the fruit off the peel with the innovative method laid out in this video.

The Simple Trick for Reheating Your Leftover Rice

Instead of throwing away dry, leftover rice, learn how to revive it in the microwave using this ingenius ice cube trick.

Julia Child's Genius Trick for Making Perfect Poached Eggs Every Time

If you want to know how to poach eggs without making a mess, cookbook author and celebrity chef Julia Child has a tip that can help.

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Why Are There Tabs on the Sides of Aluminum Foil Boxes?

Boxes of aluminum foil and plastic wrap come with hidden tabs on the sides that make using them a lot easier.

6 Ways to Open a Bottle Without a Bottle Opener

If you can't find a bottle opener at home, a key, a lighter, and even a sheet of paper can work in a pinch.

Yes, You Can Reverse a Cavity—Here’s How

Those white spots on your teeth might be trying to tell you something (like that your mouth is suffering a plaque attack).

Tired of Shoveling Snow? Try Rolling It

The next time you need to clear snow off your walkway and driveway, try rolling it into a giant snowball instead of shoveling it.

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