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January 2024
What went wrong for Mac Jones in New England? His QB coach has thoughts
How did Mac Jones go from cream of the 2021 draft class to potential bust? His longtime QB coach had plenty of theories in a conversation with Tom E. Curran.
Your Air Fryer Isn’t a Toaster
My family is weird about toasters. My stepmom and I long insisted that the toaster is a redundant and unnecessary appliance—you can toast bread under the broiler—while my father and boyfriend would much prefer access to the dedicated unitasker. My parents now have a toaster, however, and I’m not far behind. (The boys win this round.) Though I’ve been toasting all my bread in the air fryer, I recently had to admit to myself that it makes terrible toast.
Air fryers dry out toast
A toaster is a simple appliance that works by browning a slice of bread on both sides with direct, radiant heat. If it’s a decent toaster, this results in evenly toasted bread. An air fryer also uses direct, radiant heat, but only from the top down. This means that only one side of your toast is seeing that heat at any given moment. This is obviously solved by flipping the bread halfway through, which is a minor inconvenience, but not my main issue with air-fryer toast. My big gripe is those darned whipping winds.
Air fryers are great at getting food crispy because they are great at drying. The hot, circulating air efficiently removes moisture, which is why it’s such a good appliance for re-heating french fries (or making SPAM fries). It is, however, not great for toast, as those same hot gusts remove moisture from your bread, leaving it dry and cracker-like, instead of tender but toasted.
How you can toast bread in the air fryer
If you are determined to toast bread in your air fryer, slice it thick, choose a fairly moist bread, and keep a close eye on it. You can also lean into the textural aspect and make one giant crouton. No one could be mad at a giant crouton. I, however, will be purchasing a toaster. What about the broiler, you ask? Well, flipping halfway through really is inconvenient if you’re cooking something in addition to the toast.
Tyrese Haliburton calls NBA’s new 65-game threshold for awards a “stupid rule”
The rule could cost Haliburton $41 million if he misses three more games this season.
Angelos family agrees to sell Baltimore Orioles to 2 billionaires at $1.725 billion valuation, per reports
Peter Angelos led a group that bought the Orioles for $40 million in 1993.
Angelos family agrees to sell Orioles. Who’s buying?
Peter Angelos led a group that bought the Orioles for $40 million in 1993. Now he’s reportedly selling the franchise for a valuation of over $1.7 billion.
Angelos family agrees to sell Baltimore Orioles to 2 billionaires at $1.725 billion valuation, per reports
Peter Angelos led a group that bought the Orioles for $40 million in 1993.
Mets 2024 transaction tracker: C Tyler Heineman DFA’d to make room for Adam Ottavino
Here is a look at the latest Mets roster moves…
The iPad Air is $150 Off at Best Buy Right Now
The iPad Air is the thinnest—and one of the best—tablets Apple has to offer, and it’s going for a pretty good price right now. You can get the latest 5th generation iPad Air with 64GB of memory for $449.99 (originally $599.99) at Best Buy, which also includes three months of Apple TV. For reference, this is similar to the price Amazon sells the used version for. (Amazon was matching the price for this Best Buy deal, but they’ve already run out of stock.)
There are rumors that there is a new iPad Pro and iPad Air coming out in March, according to the Bloomberg. This could explain why we’re seeing these steep discounts at the moment. But as with all leaks and rumors, take it with a grain of salt.
On Jan. 23, Best Buy featured the iPad Air on its app for the same discounted price. It was only available for a couple of hours before it sold out. This wifi-enabled iPad Air with 64GB of internal memory was released in 2022. You’ll get an M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC), a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, a 12MP front and back camera, as well as Touch ID through the tablet’s power button. It’s just a tenth of an inch thinner than the iPad Mini, but about twice as heavy. As PCMag described it in its “outstanding” review, the iPad Air offers many of the same features of the iPad Pro, like the M1 processor and second-gen Apple Pencil support, for almost half the price with the current discount. Just don’t expect the same camera, audio, or graphics as the Pro.