What is fermented pizza dough, and does it taste better?

Modern science has finally been able to explain what professional pizza makers have known for decades: Balls of pizza dough left in a cool place overnight taste better than pizza dough that’s been mixed and baked the same day. A more exact understanding of the phenomenon of fermentation has led to a rise in pizzerias…

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Author: Kate Bernot on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

How to Fix Bluetooth Audio Stuttering

Bluetooth technology is a ubiquitous part of our lives, and a crucial tool in the fight against cord clutter. It’s also notoriously finicky. And when your laptop, phone, or other device is hooked up via Bluetooth to a wireless speaker or pair of headphones and the audio playback starts to stutter, it can be nothing…

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Author: Terry Sullivan

How to Make a Smoked Cocktail Indoors

Liquid smoke can be used to impart woodsy, charred flavors to cocktails, but it’s a little one-note. Smoky wood is an excellent flavor, but why stop there when you could flavor your cocktail with smoky tea, smoky cinnamon, or smoky star anise?

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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker

If You Could Do It All Over, Would You Still Have Kids?

When I saw this post on Reddit the other day, I almost skimmed right past it. It was titled, “Parents: What are your real thoughts about having kids? Would you still have them, after everything you’ve been through?” But I paused. I knew there would be a lot of “Parenting is so hard, but I wouldn’t trade my kids for

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker