Because we tried them for you in July!
The BuzzFeed Life editors are always trying new products, apps, tips, and DIY projects, and we decided it was time to start sharing the best of them with you. Each month, we'll post our recommendations for what's actually worth it. For the sake of transparency, items under "Things We Bought" and "Tricks We Learned" were purchased with our own money and/or were not the result of a PR pitch. Those under "Things We Tried" are items that were provided to us at no cost for the sake of review. (But: We didn't write about any stuff we scored for free this month!) Let us know in the comments what sorts of things you'd like us to review next month!
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How to cook perfect bacon
For years, every time I cooked bacon, it ended up as curly (and pleasant) as the hair in every Glamour Shots photo from the '80s...a style that's not ideal for breakfast sandwiches. It was also unevenly cooked, and each batch left a coat of grease all over my stove. After years of disappointing bacon, I finally found a way around it: taking the bacon out of the fridge about 20 minutes before I plan to cook it. I let the bacon go from chilled to something closer to room temperature, put it into a cold pan (instead of a preheated one), and cook it over medium/medium-low heat. Turns out, cold bacon + a hot pan makes the bacon sizzle, splatter, and curl up. I've been using this trick for a few months now and my breakfast sandwiches are so much better for it. —Rachel W. Miller
Rachel W. Miller
