Home canning filter: do I need to sterilize Mason jars/lids by boiling or oven or some other method if I'm using them for fridge pickles and freezer preserves, or am I okay just washing in hot soap and water? [more inside]
posted by rhoticity on Jun 30, 2009 - 10 answers

Help me find this grocery bag using trash bin., or something similar, please. I StumbledUpon this link and think it would be an awesome gift for my mother. She doesn't want to use reusable bags because she takes 8-10 empty aluminum cans to the recycle bin every morning along with a bag of cat poop/liter from cleaning the litter box. For convenience she uses two grocery bags a day for the job. If she's going to use bags I figured I may as well make it easy for her.
posted by RunawayOctober on Jan 7, 2009 - 4 answers

can you feed your cat directly from the can?
posted by pharcide on Dec 31, 2008 - 14 answers

Why, why, WHY sell canned salmon with bones?? [more inside]
posted by like_neon on Oct 14, 2008 - 22 answers

I have a good, stable job with a disposable income. What should I be doing to take advantage of the troubled economy?
posted by bingo on Sep 26, 2008 - 23 answers

Is it possible to make the type of frosting that comes in a can? I love that frosting, but I also love cooking from scratch. I do not like buttercream or thin glazes much. Is there a name for the type of frosting that you usually find in a can? Can it be approximated at home? What gives it its distinctive taste? Do you have a recipe?
posted by lgyre on Feb 7, 2008 - 13 answers

Here is an example... My Boss: "We want to use the Can Can song. Our music guy has done a recording for us. Is it in the Public Domain?" Me: "Yes. The composer, J. Offenbach, has been deceased since 1880 and if we are doing our own arrangement we are fine." My Bosses Boss: "About 5 years ago, I tried to clear this song for use in a TV production and discovered that it was NOT in the Public Domain. Elle Vator, can you research this and let us know the answer two months ago?" [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Dec 14, 2007 - 13 answers

How to dispose a pressurized can? [more inside]
posted by Kevin S on Oct 8, 2007 - 6 answers

What are my rights as a freelance writer? If I'm writing about employees competing on a company-sponsored team, do I have to clear everything I write with their PR people?? [more inside]
posted by mariokrat on Aug 20, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I get a new can of sardines which opens with a key? [more inside]
posted by j.edwards on May 25, 2007 - 17 answers

How could a Coke can leak its contents without any apparent holes? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Nov 23, 2005 - 25 answers

On behalf of my friend's dad: Why is it that he gets headaches from canned beer, and not beer from other sources, or canned drinks?
posted by Monster_Zero on Mar 1, 2005 - 12 answers

Physicsfilter: How does the centre of gravity of a metal cylinder filled with liquid vary as the liquid is drained from the cylinder? [MI] [more inside]
posted by biffa on Sep 22, 2004 - 14 answers