How to Make Clear Ice

...with a block of clear ice. To cut the ice into cubes, score the ice with a bread knife and give the top of the knife a tap with a rubber mallet. I like to make large cubes for mixing old fashions but you can cut the ice into any size you like. Put the cut cubes in a bag in the freezer. 4. Invite your friends over for some high-end cocktails. One tip: try not to jostle the cooler in the freezer. If you do you might end up with some irregularities t...

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Make Pizza in Your Oven

...t of synchronicity vortex. This past Saturday, after I finished teaching a bread class in which I used the same dough to demonstrate how you can make pizza in your oven with a cast iron skillet, I settled down on the couch to catch up with Eric’s YouTube channel. And guess what he was demonstrating? I first learned about this technique from Josey Baker. Basically, you start the pizza out on the stove top and finish it under your oven’s broiler. I’...

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An indispensible urban tool: the titanium spork

...a pocket knife, and I can bring that out if I need to slice something like bread or cheese, but 95% of the time the spork alone is sufficient. Also, it’s sturdy and thin edged, so the side of the spoon can cut through softer foods. I’ve heard that back in the day people did not expect to be provided with eating utensils in public establishments, so travelers carried their utensils with them. Today this might seem crazy, but to me, if anything is c...

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Saturday Tweets: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

...c.twitter.com/vaxI7aPW1f — Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) March 16, 2018 The bread that changed how the Irish eat breakfast https://t.co/G9cDsCVVKG via @BBC_Travel — Culinary Historians (@CHSoCal) March 13, 2018 "March Mitigation" commences as unusually cold late-season storm sequence arrives https://t.co/7RnuFW7dgT — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 17, 2018 Most Original & Creative Ways to Repurpose Old Cars https://t.co/ZbIXNPfhH3 via @iRecyclart...

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Saturday Tweets: Bike Rants, Super Monster Wolf and Marginalia

...https://t.co/nj1S7WB1he — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 8, 2018 New Corn Bread Cast Iron Vid! https://t.co/XbiVaKiK0Y — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) March 4, 2018 BBC News – ‘Super Monster Wolf’ a success in Japan farming trials https://t.co/QjOF7Wkwj7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 8, 2018 Why Manhattan Beach is forcing this beekeeper — and her hives — out of town https://t.co/dS8Amp7E6p — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 7, 2018 Of Mice and M...

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