Food & Beverage

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.

Flashback: Apple Pie, Three Ways

Flashback: Apple Pie, Three Ways

By Maris Callahan For a lot of people, September means back to school. For me, September means apple picking, whether it’s driving to a “pick-your-own” farm or spending a morning rummaging through crates of apples at the local farmers market. In my house, apple season usually results in fresh applesauce, apple strudel, and obviously, apple […]

Skittles Sorting Machine

Skittles Sorting Machine

Do you like your rainbow of flavor to be sorted by discrete wavelength? If so, then you’ll appreciate Brian Egenriether’s Skittles Sorting Machine 2. Using an IR LED and phototransistor to determine the appropriate color, a BASIC Stamp 2 controls three servo motors to actuate a turnstile and chute selector to deliver the identified confection to a predetermined collection bowl.