February 28, 2013
Butter vs Margarine Get your free audiobook: http://audible.com/asap TWEET IT – http://clicktotweet.com/B6cxD What is the difference between Butter and Margarine? And is one better for you than the other? Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz). TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE Mitchell Moffit http://www.mitchellmoffit.com http://www.twitter.com/mitchellmoffit http://www.facebook.com/mitchellmoffit Gregory Brown http://www.gregorybrownart.tumblr.com http://www.twitter.com/whalewatchmeplz From: AsapSCIENCE Views: 302 3670 ratings Time: 03:10 More in Science & Technology
February 9, 2013
Wallace and Gromit-Style Contraption Turns freshly laid eggs into pancakes in just one MINUTE !! Wallace and Gromit would be proud. Inspired by the hit cartoon films, this contraption can produce your breakfast in one minute, and it's just in time for Shrove Tuesday. Commissioned by the happy egg co., the aptly-named 'Pancake-omatic' took a team of four design engineers more than 200 hours to construct and a further 100 to test. The device will go on display at the Design Museum later this month and uses a wide selection of household objects including an old-style gramophone and an electric whisk and features a luxury nest throne for the hen to lay her egg in. The pancake-making process starts with the hen laying an egg in her five-star nest. The egg drops down from the throne and rolls down the wooden chute. Reaching the bottom of the chute, the egg pushes a wooden spoon, which winds up a gramophone. When the music starts, the egg is dropped into a holder on the spinning record, then swung around and cracked into a bowl containing other pancake ingredients. When the music starts, the egg is dropped into a holder on the spinning record, then swung around and cracked into a bowl containing other pancake ingredients. The bowl moves down a conveyor belt where the mixture is whisked and then released slowly into a hot pan. The pancake is cooked for 30 seconds, flipped and placed on a plate. The machine may look like it was invented by Aardman character Wallace but another similar egg contraption appeared in children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang. Shrove Tuesday takes its name from being shriven, or forgiven of all your sins. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, when the sombre season of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday takes its name from being shriven, or forgiven of all your sins. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, when the sombre season of Lent begins. As Lent is a time of fasting, it became traditional to use up rich food – milk, butter and eggs – before switching to the more austere diet deemed appropriate ahead of Easter. One of the best recipes for using up those rich foods is pancakes, and so the tradition was born. In other countries Shrove Tuesday is known as 'Mardi Gras' – or Fat Tuesday – and is marked by carnivals, a final chance to let your hair down before the solemn season of Lent. Claire Jappy of the happy egg co. said: 'Pancake Day is a much-loved tradition so we wanted to do something that would celebrate this annual festivity – and champion the role our hens play in making pancakes. 'Hen happiness is at the heart of everything we do – because happy hens lay tasty eggs – so our contraption is the ultimate for pancake lovers wanting to enjoy a truly fresh pancake.' Dermot Doyle, design engineer of Helix design production, said: 'It's no mean feat to create a machine that will break an egg let alone flip a pancake so this project has been a really exciting challenge for the team. 'We hope we've cracked it and our machine encourages others to make their very own egg-inspired inventions.' From: EuroNewsOne Views: 2167 11 ratings Time: 01:01 More in News & Politics
June 29, 2012
How to Make a Better Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich – You're Doing It All Wrong *** Enter CHOW's Pinterest Sweepstakes! Win a $100 Visa gift card! Rules here: http://www.chow.com/food-news/119036/pin-your-favorite-chow-recipes-win-a-dream-bbq/# *** If you still make a PB&J by spreading loads of greasy peanut butter and sugary jam between slices of flimsy bread, it might be time for some advice. Find out how to improve your PB&J, including a few tricks like grilling the sandwich. ======================CHOW.com========================= Didn't know that you were doing it wrong? To avoid any future mistakes, bone up with a few more You're Doing It All Wrong videos: http://www.youtube.com/show/youredoingitallwrong Subscribe to CHOW: http://bit.ly/xTzxYj For more recipes, stories and videos, check out http://www.chow.com/videos CHOW on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CHOW CHOW on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Chow ======================================================== From: CHOW Views: 40546 1192 ratings Time: 03:11 More in Shows