Why Alka-Seltzer Is a Cleaning Secret Weapon
Photo: Serhii Moiseiev (Shutterstock) It has probably seen you through indigestion and hangovers, but Alka-Seltzer can do more than settle your stomach: It can also help clean your home. In…
The Secret to New York Deli-Style Cream Cheese Is Seltzer
I don’t claim to be a great authority on bagels. I wasn’t even aware they existed until I moved from Aberdeen, Mississippi to Los Angeles at the tender age of…
Hack Your SodaStream for Cheaper, Better Tasting Bubbles
Early in the pandemic, as people were desperately searching for toilet paper, I was whining about a far less critical asset: SodaStream canisters. They’d become impossible to source, and the…
This Is the Best Way to Drink Diet Coke
If the Cult of Diet Coke were an actual cult, I would be its Squeaky Fromme (totally devoted, weirdly hot). Some of my earliest foodie memories are of pairing Diet…
Does Balsamic Vinegar and Sparkling Water Really Taste Like Coke?
Photo: Robyn Simms Johnson There’s a video going viral on TikTok this week in which user MandyVJones explains how you can make a drink that tastes just like Coke, but…
How to Clean Your Soda Maker (and Why You Should)
Photo: Mulevich (Shutterstock) For those who drink enough seltzer to justify the cost (and counter space), soda makers (like SodaStream, and those that followed) are a convenient way of getting…
Is Bottled Water Just Tap Water?
Photo: PATRICK HERTZOG / Staff (Getty Images) Forget seeing a glass as half-full or half-empty. The best drinking-water-based test of your outlook on life is whether you’re shocked to find…
Should You ‘Water’ Your Plants With Leftover Coffee (and Other Drinks)?
We’ve all wondered as we carry a bunch of mostly-empty glasses and mugs from the workspace to the kitchen: What would happen if I dumped these in my pothos plant?…