If you’ve always wanted to try bike commuting but are worried you’ll get tired or just don’t want to be sweaty at work, an electric bicycle can give you that last little push—metaphorically and literally. Also, they’re really fun. I’ve never met anyone who has tried an electric bicycle and not wanted one; in the…
When you’re shopping for ground beef, you’ll see packages labeled with the ratio of lean to fat in the meat—80/20 or 90/10, for instance. Typically, ground beef with 80 percent lean and 20 percent fat makes the juiciest burgers; a four-ounce patty has 306 calories and 8 grams of saturated fat. Using 90 percent lean/10…
Having curly hair is a challenge. I used to let it air dry, but I couldn’t stand sitting with wet hair all day and ending up with frizzy curls. I needed to find the best hair dryer for my unmanageable locks. Even if you don’t use it every day, it’s good to have one on…
Smoke, from wood chips or chunks, is used by skilled grillers to impart even more flavor. “I tell beginners to think of smoke as a seasoning or dry rub,” Lilly says. “You want it to lend flavor but not to overwhelm what you’re cooking.” Package instructions often call for soaking the wood chips or chunks…
In the conclusion of that same statement to the court, they point out that under Dutch law the maximum prison sentence for money laundering at the scale Pertsev allegedly committed is eight years, and they ask that Pertsev be sentenced to five years and four months if he’s found guilty. The Tornado Rolls On Cryptocurrency…
A personal gadget needs to feel, well, personal. I have what I call the table test. If I’m out at a restaurant or coffee shop, do I leave the phone with its screen facing up? Or flip it around and admire the design? Well, it might be functional—placing a Pixel face down toggles on Do…
Here are a few shopping suggestions to keep in mind. • Make sure you can return or exchange the soundbar even if you listen to it in a store before buying it. Soundbars may sound very different in your home. • Determine how many channels of sound you want. To simply enhance your TV sound,…
The U8N also lets you control the volume output of its optical port with the TV remote, making it much simpler to control older audio systems that don’t support HDMI ARC/eARC, like my original KEF LSX speakers. If you decide to settle for the onboard sound, the U8N’s 2.1.2 speaker system offers some decent detail,…
If you’re looking at bikes online—or anything, really, whether it’s headphones or monitors—you have to consider price versus payoff. Gazelle has billed its newest ebike, the Eclipse, as a long-range comfort cruiser. It is basically the expensive Dutch version of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) Rad Power Bikes’ Radster Road (8/10, WIRED Recommends). I brooded over that…
Aluminum: It’s usually dishwasher-safe, but minerals in the water might cause spots or darkening. If you want to remove those, scour with a soap-filled steel wool pad. China, crystal, and stoneware: It’s mostly safe, but if the pieces are hand-painted or fragile, wash by hand. And if it has gold leaf, that might discolor or…