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If you’re clever enough, anything can be a tool. This year we saw a ton of clever tips and tricks than any “MacGyver wannabe” would be proud of, but only a select few stood out as the best.
Quickly Peel a Hard-Boiled Egg by Shaking It in a Glass of Water
Peeling hard-boiled eggs can be nightmare if you don’t cook them right or try to pick off the shell piece by tiny piece. A quick shake in a partially water-filled glass can do the deed cleanly in a matter of seconds.
10 Tricks for a Perfect Summer Cookout in Three Minutes
Summer is in full swing, which means it’s time to head outside for some fun in the sun. And you know what that means: hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon, and more.
Top 10 Things You Can Do with a Slow Cooker That Don’t Involve Food
The slow cooker (or crock pot) is a wonderful appliance for hands-off cooking, but the gentle, slow heating process can also be used for other things unrelated to food. Such as these ten things.
This Calculator Helps You Crack Any Master Combination Lock in 8 Tries
Forgot your Master lock combo? Or want some incentive to not use a Master padlock? There’s a website for that.
Make Perfect Popcorn on the Stove in a Stainless Steel Bowl
If you have a heavy gauge stainless steel bowl, you have the perfect popcorn popper, Alton Brown explains.
You Can and Should Be Eating Banana Peels
I’ve always assumed that the banana peel’s only purpose was to provide cheap, slapstick laughs at the cost of some poor klutz, but it turns out that you can (and should!) eat the slippery bastards.
Make a Mini Foundry for Cheap That Can Melt Soda Cans
If you have an excess of soda cans lying around—or just looking for a cool project to work on—this mini foundry can melt metal and doesn’t cost very much to build.
Remove Odors from Your Entire Home by Simmering Vinegar
We’ve talked about how leaving out a bowl of vinegar can deodorize a room, but what if there’s a smell that’s taken over your entire house? Simmering that vinegar on the stove can maximize its reach and odor-eating power.
Learn Survival Skills from the 340-Page Tokyo Disaster Preparedness Guide
This massive, informative guide on survival basics from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will teach you how to turn pants into a backpack, how to make an emergency lantern with a plastic bottle, and much more.
The Best Kitchen and Cooking Shortcuts You Actually Use
From deseeding a pomegranate in 10 seconds to separating an egg yolks with a water bottle, there are thousands of ways to save time in the kitchen. But how many of those tips do any of us really use? Let’s make a list of the best.
Turn a Mechanical Pencil Into a Precision Solder Dispenser
Soldering is an easy skill to learn, but it can also be easy to mess up when you’re working on really small items. To give yourself a little more control, you can turn a mechanical pencil into a simple precision dispenser.
Make Crystal Clear Ice Orbs with an Insulated Coffee Mug
I’m a bit exacting when it comes to the ice in my cocktails. I like one large, perfectly clear piece of ice. If it’s a big orb, all the better. I’ve had some success making ice spheres at home with these molds, but they’re always a bit cloudy in the middle, even when I use boiling water.
Make Homemade “Mozzarella Sticks” with a Waffle Iron
Mozzarella sticks are one of the most popular appetizers out there. It’s hard to beat fried cheese and—even though these aren’t technically in stick form—you can make them pretty easily at home with a waffle iron.
Top 10 Clever Ways to Use Chopsticks (That Don’t Involve Takeout)
Chopsticks are the utensil of choice when eating Asian dishes, but they can do a whole lot more than just pick up noodles. Check out these ten other reasons to keep a pair or two of chopsticks around.
How to Keep Your Sockless Summer Shoes Stink-Free
Some shoes are better to wear without any socks, especially in the summer months. Whether you like to wear flats, boat shoes, sandals, or loafers, here are some tips to help you keep your kicks from smelling nasty when you strut your stuff sockless.
Build a Convincing Hide-a-Key Out of PVC Pipe Parts
Getting locked out of your house is the worst. Having a hide-a-key can help, but you need to make sure it doesn’t look too conspicuous. This setup looks just like some plain old piping on the side of the house.
Remove Stamps from Letters With Your Microwave
Putting the wrong stamp on a letter is a mild frustration. But it can be easily remedied with a few seconds in the microwave.
Open a Claw Padlock Using the “Rapping” Method, No Lock Picking Required
If you’ve lost the key to one of your old padlocks, and you don’t have any way to cut it, you can get it open with just about any weighted object.
Nine Simple Tricks to Make the Most of Your Microwave
Your microwave is one of the most versatile tools in your kitchen. It can reheat leftovers, make lemons easier to squeeze, and even revive dried-up mascara. Here are nine of our favorite microwave tricks, in video form.
Never Clean Your Foreman Grill Again by Cooking with Parchment Paper
The George Foreman Grill is a great tool when it comes to low-effort cooking, but it can be a pain to clean. A little parchment paper can solve that problem.
Hide Your Home Theater Accessories Behind Your TV with Sugru and Hooks
Game controllers, streaming boxes, 3D glasses, and more—why keep these accessories cluttering your tables when the back of your TV can hold them all?
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