Clifford Colby

1 week ago | cnet.com | Clifford Colby |Katie Teague

The Instant Pot is an incredibly convenient appliance, especially in the summer when you don't want to spend a lot of time in front of the stove. It offers multiple cooking options and features, but there are limits to its power, and some foods don't fare well in the machine. To save you time, money and having to eat something awful, we've devised this list of foods you should never cook in the Instant Pot. Here are 10 food items and recipes you should never cook in your Instant Pot.

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika |Clifford Colby

Capping off a dire run of bad news in the last year, 23andMe announced last week that it will be acquired, in a new twist, by a nonprofit called TTAM Research Institute led by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. Even with that resolution, the ordeals that the genetic-testing firm has weathered still may have a lot of folks wondering: Can I delete the genetic info that I sent to company? And how exactly can I go about doing that?

3 weeks ago | cnet.com | Clifford Colby

Weeks before we started our kitchen remodel, we asked for advice from friends and neighbors about how they survived the experience. But nothing truly prepares you for the daily inconvenience of not having a fully functioning kitchen. While my kids would've voted to eat at a local taqueria whenever possible, I was determined to continue cooking at home -- and make better than passable meals everyone would eat.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Clifford Colby

I have always liked DIY-ing my way around things, but before I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, keeping an emergency go bag in the house wasn't something I ever worried about. But now I live less than a mile from the fault that earthquake experts say is the region's most dangerous.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Clifford Colby

I have always liked DIY-ing my way around things, but before I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, keeping an emergency go bag in the house wasn't something I ever worried about. But now I live less than a mile from the fault that earthquake experts say is the region's most dangerous.