I stopped reading when I got to the bit about brown paper bags from the grocery store. People actually put those in the oven and/or microwave?!?! I just... I can't even fathom why? Someone? Anyone? Please tell me why. Read more

I live very close to Corning NY, where Corning Incorporated was founded and later invented Pyrex. I love me some Pyrex, most of what we have is the cool 60's and 70's nesting mixing bowls. Read more

Grapes. Apparently they can burst into flame and turn into a glowing ball of plasma gas Read more

If you do decide to microwave in plastic containers, just make sure they're not cracked, old, or discolored. And when covering food with plastic wrap, make sure the plastic doesn't touch the food. Read more

Microwaving grapes under safely monitored conditions, however, is recommended. Read more

Heating up a peeled, boiled egg! I stuck a fork in it and it exploded - spraying it's hot, yolky shrapnel everywhere. Probably the most terrified I've ever been in my kitchen since baking a chestnut without scoring it first. Read more

I know I am an adult, but I am really fighting the urge to run and put a grape in my microwave after reading this.

Grapes. Apparently they can burst into flame and turn into a glowing ball of plasma gas Read more

Plus they last for freaking ever compared to plastic ones. And they don't turn orange if you store spaghetti in them. Read more

Went on my first cruise at the beginning of the month and had the biggest blast of my life! NO problems here, but that's not to say I did not see my fair share of people being truly disgusting pigs. There's a reason there are sanitizing stations everywhere on the ships. Read more

The best way to get discounts on a cruise is to have a friend that works for a cruise line. They usually have discounts/upgrades for friends and families. Read more

Another tip, which might only to frequent cruise travelers who happen to also invest in the stock market, is to buy at least 100 shares of stock in Carnival (which owns a bunch of other cruise lines) or Royal Caribbean. Those shareholders can get up to $250 in onboard credit. Right now Carnival (CCL) is trading at… Read more

so... buy 100 shares worth $40.33 totaling $4033 to get a discount of $250... yeah... that makes sense if I went on 17+ cruises a year or if you are into the stock market I guess lol. Read more

I tried it in my convection toaster oven. No rinsing, and it took 15 minutes at 375 deg. F (convection on) to get the bacon crisp. Good taste, minor curling on fatty ends, but otherwise flat. Results were promising, but at only 4 or 5 slices at a time it's pretty much only good for a single meal for one person. For… Read more

Here we go again with the cruise bashing. Read more

"If you're fond of taking cruises..."

Let's just go ahead and change that to "If you're fond of vomiting on strangers and being trapped on the open sea with other people's infected fecal matter..." Read more

One day my younger sister was trying to convince me to watch a TV series with her (quality family time <3). As she's listing out the reasons for watching: Read more

I would also like to add: the pinch-and-release method has worked mostly wonderfully for me. Simply put, if you pinch the clasp area so that the two ends get closer together, the slack will often cause them to fall off. Here's a video of Zac Efron demonstrating this maneuver. 70% of the time it works every time. Read more

The point is that there are longterm goals we want to accomplish or habits we want to build or skills we want to develop - things which we WANT to "be done", but that we do not "feel like doing" at the time. If you want to spend your life only catering to your short term whims and not your longterm aspirations, fine,… Read more