Dear Humans,

I have drawers full of colorful plastic kitchen gadgets: garlic mincers, garlic presses, egg crackers, apple slicers, and on and on. And I don’t ever use any of them. But when I bought them, I honestly thought they were going to make my life better. I thought, “I won’t have to worry about garlic juice on my hands any more!”

But I kind of like garlic juice on my hands.

I mostly use my chef’s knife, a wooden spoon, and a few pots and pans. And I’ve learned the best “life hack” there is: do something over and over and try to get good at it.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck