We bought a fixer-upper in a neighborhood everyone said was just okay. It felt like a huge risk at the time, but we needed to get into the market somehow. Now the area's totally turned around and we have so much equity. Makes you wonder if any choice is really the wrong one when prices just keep going up, right?

My neighbor tried that with sauerkraut once. She ended up with the same soggy leaf problem, and it gave the whole jar a weird, bitter taste. She swears by a small, clean glass dish that fits inside the jar opening now. It works like a charm to keep everything pushed down.

My old quick check seemed fine until a hidden fray taught me the hard way.

Honestly I used to just see a total loss, but turning a crack into the main feature like that is actually way cooler.

dump and go" convinced me too, my pulled pork is stupid easy.