Claire Lower
Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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The Easiest Way to Collect, Store, and Cook With Bacon Grease
It’s a fantastic option for shallow frying (greetings, really dank french fries).
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Drape a slice or two of prosciutto on top and let it wilt for some meaty extra credit.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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How to Choose the Best Mustard for Your Vinaigrette
Mustard is an emulsifier, an ingredient that encourages oil and water to hang out without separating.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Make a Sweeter Caprese Salad With Peaches and Plums
Stone fruits transform the dish into the perfect breakfast salad.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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I don’t like turning on my oven, or sharing, which makes this personal air fried peach cobbler perfect for my purposes.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Fruit and cured pork are historically and famously well-matched.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Do Bay Leaves Even Do Anything?
Bay leaves are the mysterious dryer sheets of the kitchen.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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When eating fast food, it is often the sauce that makes the (happy) meal.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Your sous-vide machine can cool as well as it can cook.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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They’re like a corn dog, if the corn dog was a little bit of a degenerate.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Excited to eat many delicious tacos, I picked up a seven-pound pork shoulder at Safeway.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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They’re called “trashed wings” because they trash the fry oil, and they are crispy as heck.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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The warm sweetness amplifies the tomato’s acidic tanginess and those umami-packed glutamates.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Everything about it—the flavor, the texture, the aroma—is softer, gentler, and more inviting.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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It’s the perfect 2 p.m. pick-me-up cocktail or weekend brunch libation.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Marinate Your Tomatoes for Extra Flavorful BLTs
This tip works particularly well when you're dealing with bland hothouse boys.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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This sandwich is cheap and cheerful, with lots of savory, salty garlic flavor.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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It’s a safer option for small helping hands, or anyone whose fingers or wrists might be aggravated by the twisting motions required by knife hulling.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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You Should Put Pickled Corn on Everything
It’s the perfect balance of hot, sweet, sour, and salty.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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Fried food is great, and you'll enjoy it even more with these tips to avoid burning yourself making it.
Claire Lower
Claire Lower
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Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG.
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