Peel better. Amazon We all know that blunt knives can be more dangerous than sharp knives, but what about vegetable peelers? Before you let your frustration with dull peelers push you to pull the slicer towards you or drag it over a fingernail, consider your options beyond what you inherited from your family 10 years…
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Handheld immersion blenders can do tackle nearly everything a countertop blender does—only they’re more budget-friendly, portable, and small-kitchen-friendly. Use them to whip up egg whites for tiramisu, quickly create whipped cream, make smoothies, puree creamy soups, emulsify sauces, and much more. If you’re somebody who struggles to get your fruits and veggies in, an immersion…
These slicers offer consistency and ease. Wilhelm Gunkel via Unsplash Sometimes a knife just won’t cut it when it comes to getting thinly sliced produce. A mandoline can give you a slim, uniform sliver that will cook evenly every time. Many mandolines have extra features to customize your cuts, making them a great tool for…
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No wrinkles, no crinkles. MRF via Unsplash Ironing is an unavoidable part of life. Most natural fabrics, like cotton and linens, wrinkle much faster than synthetics and wools, often leaving you with the eyesore of a creased outfit or puckered curtains. Fortunately, with the right iron in hand, it takes mere seconds to make a…
Tackle floor messes with a great steam mop. Kam Idris via Unsplash Long gone are the days of lugging around a messy bucket of dirty water and sloshing it all over the place—thanks to steam mops. These handy-dandy contraptions disperse hot water vapor to a fiber pad, allowing you to clean your floors with minimal…
Maria Salamanca, one of the few Latina investors at a partner level within the often homogenous world of venture capital, is shaking things up. The investor tells TechCrunch that she is leaving Unshackled Ventures, a pre-seed venture firm that bets on immigrant founders, after seven years to become a partner at Ulu Ventures, a seed-stage…
Payroll is one area of business that’s been ripe for innovation and disruption for a while now. On the surface, it may not look like something that really requires any major changes. After all, it’s worked well enough so far: You work your hours and you get paid every fortnight or month. The machines kept…
It always feels good to get paid, so it’s no surprise that a payroll model like earned wage access (EWA), which lets employees withdraw their accrued wages at any time, has exploded in popularity. The pandemic certainly played a big role in helping people understand the benefits of being able to treat their accrued salaries…
French startup Devialet has raised a new $50 million (€50 million) funding round from two existing investors — Crédit Mutuel Equity and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund — and a new mysterious Asian investor. Devialet doesn’t want to share the name of this new investor. All I know is that it’s an industrial company based in…