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The Best Coffee Percolators You Can Buy Right Now

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“You can’t buy happiness but you can make a delicious coffee at home. And that’s pretty close.” Having a cup of coffee is a huge part in our daily routine. Some even enjoy more than a cup. Those who make their own coffee knows there's nothing quite like a freshly brewed coffee from your new Percolator . In 1933, Bialetti produced the first Stove-top Coffee Maker - a simple yet delicious way to make coffee. Now, it is estimated that somewhere in the region of 120 million cups of coffee are made every day using this design of coffee maker. The beauty about having your own Percolator is you get to make a delicious cup of coffee any time of the day. You don’t have to leave your home to enjoy a great tasting coffee. Making a freshly brewed coffee has never been this easy! What is a Coffee Percolator? Wikipedia describes it as “a type of pot used for the brewing of coffee by continually cycling the boiling or nearly boiling brew through the grounds using gravity until the requ

The Perfect Candy Buffet

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Whether you are 2 or 82 there's nothing like a lolly buffet or candy buffet to bring on that "kid in a candy store" feeling!    Ask any child and they'll say that parties mean lollies, and a lavish lolly buffet is a fun way to make their sugarplum dreams come true! So, which lollies do you choose? And how do you set it up to look full and fun?  There's an art to presenting a candy buffet so that your display looks as sweet as it tastes. Here's some tips: Get organised: You'll need a collection of glass containers in a variety of shapes and sizes, such as bowls, jars, vases, canisters, pedestal servers (make sure the mouth of each jar is wide enough for tongs or scoops). You'll also need candy scoops, small cellophane bags or mini boxes for guests to fill with candy, as well as ribbon, labels, and other embellishments to decorate the jars. Be generous: When deciding how many types of lollies and quantities, remember it's not

How To Cook A Delicious Stir-Fry

Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart. - Wolfgang Puck There are so many ways to cook food but if you’re looking for a simple and fast way to serve a delicious meal to your friends and family, you would never go wrong with a stir-fried dish. We love stir-fry meals because you can put basically anything you want that goes well together. Plus it’s very easy and the ingredients you need might be in your fridge already! According to CookSmarts, “The main ingredients to a stir-fry are: Proteins – chicken, beef, pork, seafood, tofu, tempeh, seitan. Aromatics – garlic, green onions, shallots, ginger. Vegetables – pretty much anything goes for this category.” How To Cook A Delicious Stir Fry In 6 Easy Steps 1. Prepare all ingredients. Cut your veggies in similar sizes and smaller is better so they will cook faster. Tip: Arrange all the ingr

5 Essential Tools for Homemade Pizza

Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they’ll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever. - Guy Fieri If you enjoy home cooking, you know that the result of your food inventions and creations rely on your knowledge about food and recipes. But we also know that having the essential tools is a big game changer. One of the best homemade meals we’ve encountered is homemade pizza. Everyone loves pizza. There’s a good reason why the phrase “pizza is life” was made. The good news it, it doesn’t take rocket science to make a pizza. With basic cooking skills, you can make your own pizza at home. The bad news is, most pizza essential tools are not the same as most of your kitchen tools in your cooking kit. While there are many techniques in how to make a great pizza at home, there are some tools that will help you achieve the best pizza with minimal effort and time spent in the kitchen. So if you

How To Make The Perfect Espresso

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Coffee is the beverage of the creative and active intelligence. It revives and awakes the senses. This is the reason why it is one of the most consumed products in the world. The traditions, rituals and preparation methods differ from one country to another. Fill the boiler (marked A in the diagram) with water almost up to the safety release valve and insert the funnel-shaped metal filter (B). Add finely-ground coffee to the filter as shown below. Tightly screw the upper part (C, which has a second metal filter at the bottom) onto the base. Place the pot on a suitable heat source, bring the water to its boiling point, and thereby create steam in the boiler. A gasket ensures a tightly closed unit and allows for pressure to safely   build up in the lower section, where a safety valve provides a necessary release   in case this pressure should get too high (with clean filters, that should not   happen). For best results, fill up the entire filter with coffee and place over me