Hannah Owens (u/the_hannah)

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My mom swore you had to soak fries in water before air frying

She said it was the only way to get them crispy, so I spent an hour soaking and drying potatoes last week. Tried a batch without soaking yesterday and honestly, they came out just as good and saved me a ton of time. I think the key was tossing them in a little cornstarch and not crowding the basket. Anyone have a different method for fries that actually makes a big difference?

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c/carpet-installers•

the_hannah•13d ago

Found a whole bag of marbles under a 1950s carpet in Phoenix

I was pulling up this nasty old shag in a Phoenix bungalow last month and my knee landed on something lumpy. Turns out the previous owner's kid must have lost a whole cloth sack of glass marbles under the padding, and they'd been rolling around for decades. What's the weirdest thing you've ever found hidden under an old floor?

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the_hannah•17d ago

My balcony compost finally stopped smelling like a swamp

I live in a small second floor place in Phoenix and my worm bin was getting way too wet and stinky in the heat. I tried adding more shredded paper but it just turned to mush. Last Tuesday, I started saving all my eggshells, drying them in the oven, and then crushing them into a powder with a rolling pin. I mixed in a full cup of that powder and within three days the smell was totally gone. The worms seem way happier too. Has anyone else tried using a ton of crushed eggshells to fix a soggy bin?