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How to make stuff: June 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How to Make Stuff How to Make Icing 2010

Making a cake at home is very easy nowadays especially due to the high end ovens and other domestic appliances. But wen it comes to the icing on the cake, it is even more easier than normally thought. That is why, everybody loves to do homemade icing or cake frosting, and moreover, it is also a great and enjoyable experience. You can make icing and cake frosting from many options including cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, crushed mints, crushed peppermints, crushed cookies or cream biscuits or just with anything else readily available at home.






If you know how to make icing, you must be aware that although making it takes just few minutes but the preparation requires much more time and efforts. Powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk are the most common ingredients needed for making cake icing. Besides, you will need mixing bowls and spoons and a fine pointed implement (maybe a cone) to carve out decorative icing or write something on the cake with the icing. If you are not sure how to make icing, you can check out couple of youtube videos or hundreds of step by step DYI guides available on the net.












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How to Make Stuff How to Make Chocolates 2010

There must be hardly any people in the world who do not like chocolates; however, making chocolates at home is not very common because it is a little tedious process and it needs lots of patience and practice to get good results like the commercial grade chocolates. You must be aware that chocolates are made from the basic ingredient cocoa seeds, which are extremely bitter in taste and to turn cocoa beans into world' most popular foodstuff, companies invest millions of bucks on tools, equipments, processes and machinery.





Nevertheless, despite it being not a piece of cake, millions of people keep on searching how to make chocolates. The process of making chocolates starts with roasting of cocoa beans, which is very much similar to roasting of coffee beans. You can roast cocoa beans in your oven but it needs some experimenting with the temperature settings before you get the perfection. After roasting, you need to crack the beans in a special grinder, something similar to a coffee bean grinder. Further processes include refining the coarse cocoa beans, liquifying and melting the beans into cocoa mold, add flavors, milk, nuts and other additives as per your taste.










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How to Make Stuff How to Make Bread 2010

Many people love to make breads at home but they do not have bread makers at their home and therefore, often wonder how to go about it. Well, to make bread without bread makers is a very simple thing, which you can try out on your own even with bare minimum home appliances and utensils. Relishing a freshly baked bread at home is much better than eating readymade breads available in the markets. In fact, for many people, it is one of the greatest pleasures in their meals.




Although it is simple to make bread but the precision of traditional commercial variety generic white sandwich breads may not come immediately and you need some practice to get consistently good results about the perfection in the shape. The common raw materials for making breads include yeast, water, bread flour (different from cake flour), little amount of cooking oil, a bread recipe and some basic equipments such as dough kneader, bread slicer, an an oven for baking. Apart from eating a freshly baked bread at home, it is also a great, enjoyable and an inexpensive experience to make breads at home.









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How to Make Stuff How to Make Soap 2010

Homemade soaps, oils, lotions, candles, chocolates and many more bath, bed and body products are popular in all the parts of the world not just as a fun activity or hobby but also because it is a good idea to gift homemade soaps and other fancy items to your friends and relatives. If you learn how to make soap, you will realize that it is really a unique and rewarding experience. Moreover, it just takes about two days from start to finish by the time you are ready with a homemade soap.





If you want to learn how to make soap, you should first of all ensure that you do not allow children to handle the raw materials because these are caustic and toxic products. For making homemade soaps, you need few basic ingredients such as water, coconut oil or olive oil, lye, lard, coloring dye (you may use an organic dye or a synthetic one or you need not at all use it), plastic containers, molds, and safety accessories such as goggles and hand gloves.










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How to Make Stuff How to Make Candles 2010

Traditionally, candles have been used as a source of light and heat for several centuries. Most of the candles even today are made from wax or paraffin. However, in the technologically advanced world, candles have become a piece of fancy, fashion, art and décor, and religious symbols, often used for completely changing the ambiance of a room or setting, be it a birthday candle, a candle-light dinner or for creating romantic environment. Candle making has also caught the fancy of kids to adult alike all over the world.





Millions of people love to make candles at home not only because the readymade candles are expensive but also because it is a good hobby and craft. That is why, on the Internet, you can find millions of web search results under the keyword 'how to make candles'. Well, it is neither easy nor difficult to make candles. There are thousands of youtube videos and step by step tutorials on how to make candles, be it gel candles, wax candles, scented candles, fun candles, shot glass candles or many more fancy and artistic candles.









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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

How to make paper airplanes

Making paper airplane is a cheap and easy hobby because all you need is a sheet of paper. But making that paper airplane to fly higher, and then preferably land in style can be even more interesting and challenging. So before you are waiting to save up some money to get a good RC flying airplane model, the best one paper airplane model is a much cheaper alternative to experiment and work on at the meantime. 
















If you are working in a child care centres or the elderly care homes, creating and making this airplanes can also be a useful and therapeutic pass time for children and the elderly seniors because folding paper airplane keeps the mind occupied and throwing them could also be a form of physical exercise.  So take a piece of paper and start doing this paper air planes. See the images for step –by – step procedure.













































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How to make turkey burgers

How to Make Turkey Burgers? First step is use ground turkey that contains some dark meat. Next step is experiment with different add-ins to create a burger that is to your liking. Finally brush the patties with oil before cooking them to help prevent them from sticking to the grill or pan. These burgers are a lower-fat and healthier alternative to traditional beef burgers, they are tasty and satisfying. 


Whether turkey burgers are cooked on the barbecue or in a frying pan, these are a popular food among many Americans. However, beef burgers are relatively high in fat. So if you are a fat guy, try to avoid eating red meat, or so go for a low-fat alternative to beef burgers can get the same satisfying meal by substituting turkey burgers for beef burger. Have a nice day. Thanks for spending your time.




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How do i make beer can airplanes

First thing you need : Tin snips, Wire hanger, Rivets and rivet gun. Here's the detailed step by step method.

















First punch holes in the center of 4 bottoms. Then place 2 bottoms together, convex sides facing out each other, and then carefully press one edge around the other to form a wheel. Repeat for another wheel. Then clip a wire hanger 7 inches in length. Now cut a 3-by-5 inch rectangle and fold lengthwise with wire hanger in the fold. Finally thread the wheels onto the wire on each end. Next step is to cut one can in half in the bottom. Final step in this process is to thread the wire hanger through the holes punched earlier through the body and wings. Don't forget to bend one end to form the hanger for the plane.









































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How to make homemade wine

Rinse fruit which your going to use thoroughly and remove stems. Then mash fruit with potato masher or a blender. Add a bit of water if using blender so as not to burn out the motor.Followed by that pour mashed fruit into a plastic bucket. Next step is simmer 10 lbs. of sugar in about 1 gallon of water until it is a clear syrup. Stir in the fruit. Put this mixture in the bucket. Add enough water to almost fill the bucket. Be sure to leave 4 to 6 inches of space from the top for it to rise under the lid. Then scoop out about 2 cups of the warm must and put in a large plastic bowl. Pour in one packet of wine yeast. Stir the mixture well. Add this mixture back to your bucket of must. Stir the must with a long wooden spoon once a day for 7 days.















This is most important step, strain the must through a colander or strainer. Try to squeeze as much of the juice as possible before discarding the pulp. After straining, fill the legs of the panty hose with the goop and hang over a bucket. Let it filter for 2 hours and then help it along by squeezing. This is the messiest part of the process. Then pour the murky liquid into a clean bucket. Add enough water to almost fill the bucket, leaving about 2 inches from top. Cover with a lid, or a sheet of plastic wrap. If it is a really tight seal, poke a couple of holes with a straight pin to keep the pressure from building. Finally leave the bucket sitting undisturbed for 1 month in a dark, warm place. After a month, siphon off the top contents, leaving the fruit sediment on the bottom. Final step in that is pour your homemade wine into bottles and cap tightly.













































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