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    How To: Cook a Thick Steak Evenly and Deliciously

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    * all photos by author, taken with a Fujifilm x20. I N T R O The Steak dinner is a versatile meal everyone should have on their menu. Appropriate for the romantic dinner by candle light, or the bachelor’s hearty post-workout meal. It’s usually cooked with a red, slightly rare center to give it maximum flavor. However, […]

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    How To: Wax/Condition Your Shoes

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    When I purchased my first pair of quality shoes, I quickly realized that shoe care is what determines if your $400+ investment survives for years to come. Plus, you get the hibbie-jibbies when you see dry cracked skin right? Same feeling with cracked-leather shoes due poor hydration (but don’t dump your shoes in a tub […]

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    A Journey into CookingBeef Wellington

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    November was the month where men stowe away their razors and shavers. November marked the season of camping outside of Best Buy, possibly mistaken for a panhandler. November gave us a reason to eat like no tomorrow (and the reason for the turducken). Yes, I am talking specifically about Thanksgiving weekend. For me, I’m using it as […]

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    How To: Quickly Fold Your Clothes

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    Well well. It looks like that shirt of yours got all wrinkled again and there isn’t an iron within a 10 mile radius (not likely but possible). By now you should be at least skill level 50 in wrinkle eradication with an iron (“How to Iron Like a Man” article coming soon) but lets say you really didn’t have one. What are you going to do to prepare for that big meeting with that big boss in that big company? You could try steaming it with shower on but that should be a last resort. How about folding your shirts right so they arrive with you creased and clean to begin with! You know what they say “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” or in this case, gallons of water.