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Nov 17 2007

The Ultimate Guide to Freezing Food II : Chest Freezers and Defrosting Methods

This two-part article looks at the many ways to freeze food (including specifics for common food types), as well as a few suggestions for getting the most out of your freezer itself. It can be a wonderful piece of equipment.

In Part I we looked at the basics of freezing, and how to freeze vegetables, fruit and meat. This week we’ll talk about the ways to save money by using a chest freezer, and the all-important defrosting of foods.
Frozen Turkeys

Using a chest freezer

A chest freezer is little more than a ‘standard’ vertical freezer lying down. Think of the ones in smaller stores which are filled with Cornettos. Mmm.

Unfortunately, these aren’t quite as popular as their upright cousins, and are often found in the dim, dark corners of department stores and electrical good suppliers. Pity, really – because they’re superb when you know how to use them.

There are two things which put the chest freezer at the top of the list when it comes to keeping food for a while. These are :

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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Health · Tagged: Fish, Free, Freezer, Save Money, Steak, Vegetables, Water

Nov 04 2007

5 Ways To Reduce Packaging In Your Grocery shopping

One of the simplest ways to be kind to both your wallet and the environment is to reduce the amount of packaging you collect. Ultimately, less wrapping equals lower costs for everything you buy. Definitely a good thing.

Plastic bagsHere are 5 simple ways to cut down packaging in one of the key areas of your life (mine, at least – I love to eat) – grocery shopping.
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Environment · Tagged: Environment, Fish, Worm farm

Nov 03 2007

The Ultimate Guide to Freezing Food

This two-part article looks at the many ways to freeze food (including specifics for common food types), as well as a few suggestions for getting the most out of your freezer itself. It can be a wonderful piece of equipment.

Chances are that when you buy a new refrigerator, the freezer just comes along for the ride. It’s a part of the kitchen that most people don’t spend much time thinking about.

It can be, however, an extremely efficient tool for putting aside excess food for later use. If you enjoy saving time when preparing your evening meal; being able to add fruit to your breakfast all through the year; or just love the idea of having home-made sorbet on hand whenever you like – read on.

Chest Freezer
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Health · Tagged: Bananas, Broccoli, cooking, core, Corn, Eggs, Fish, Fruit, Health, Herbs, Kitchen, Pumpkin, Save Money, steaming, Vegetables, Vitamin C, Water

Oct 20 2007

Kitchen Essentials : Stocking a New Kitchen – What to Get

This is the third part of the Kitchen Essentials series (part I, part II). Whether you’re stocking a new kitchen or just updating a few things, this is a great place to start.

When you’re moving out of home for the first time, performing a major kitchen overhaul or rebuilding following less-than-ideal circumstances; stocking a kitchen can be a daunting task. Fortunately, with a bit of careful purchasing, it can also be a very rewarding one.

If you’re starting from scratch, the following will get you well underway. I’ve separated the lists so that they can be used even if you’re only looking at one or two aspects. On to the good part :
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Health · Tagged: Alcohol, birthday, Coffee, cooking, Fish, Health, Herbs, Kitchen, Kitchen knife, Vegetables, Water

Sep 29 2007

7 Essential Kitchen Gadgets

I believe that a major part of keeping your diet in check is having the ability to prepare great food at home. Of course, the occasional take-away or restaurant meal is great; but so is a Sunday Roast. Mmmm.

This series takes a look at several key tools and appliances for helping you prepare that perfect meal – whatever it is. First up, 7 Essential Kitchen Gadgets.

1950s kitchen

Over the past month the kitchen here was ripped out and replaced with a shiny new version. After a few minutes admiring the new cupboards, benches and major appliances; it was time to get out some of my favourite kitchen gadgets. 7, to be precise.
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Health · Tagged: Coffee, cooking, Diet, Fish, Health, juicing, steaming, Vegetables

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