The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
I’ve made corned beef every St. Paddy’s day for years now, and have finally perfected my cocktail of pickling spices. Turns out I could have just gotten Leeners’ Corned Beef and Pastrami Kit; theirs is just as good. The kit comes with absolutely everything you need except the brisket (including a scarily effective meat tenderizer), […]
Bacon is enjoying the limelight these days, showing up in everything from chocolate to donuts! If you really want to hop on this fat fad, brine your own. It takes a week, but is incredibly simple and delicious. This kit’s recipe book covers bacon, Canadian bacon, and pancetta. Note to the truly dedicated: invest in […]
I once claimed that I would never post a cupcake recipe on CRAFT because I’ve never made cupcakes before and all I really know about them is which end goes in your mouth (and even that can get tricky). But it’s ok for me to post this beautiful Thanksgiving Plate Cakelettes recipe because these are […]
Bakerella’s latest series of cake pops celebrates the upcoming release of the new Muppets movie, and like her, I have a hard time picking out my favorite character-turned-cake. The details and inventive uses of candy decorations are quite impressive. They may be a little more complicated than slapping icing on cupcakes, but I think the […]
Here’s kind of a fun trick to do with kids: slice a banana before it’s peeled, using a needle. I think there are a couple ways to accomplish this – sometimes a needle and thread is used. Then when you peel open the banana, voila! It is magically sliced already. I chose this particular video […]
They call this system the Beer Automated Dispensing and Security System (BADASS): Adam, Kevin and I have been working on a secure kegerator project. We made a kegerator that uses an Arduino Duemilanove with an RFID reader for access control, a solenoid for controlling the tap and a flow meter for recording how much beer […]
By Paul E. Stern I ate my first poached pear at a bed-and-breakfast in New Hampshire and was impressed with how elegant yet simple it was. Later, as I poached some myself, I realized how easily the basic (and classic) recipe can be modified with a variety of toppings or flavors, making it suitable as […]
