Ball Mason Jars are canning jars, intended for home canning of food. To do that, the traditional method was to heat the jar and allowing it to cool. Due to steam escaping from the jar, a vacuum is created when it cools down and this keeps the lid tightly sealed over the jar. The removal of air and thus oxygen … [Read more…]
Believe it or not, i often ship flour from iHerb.com. They carry flour mostly from 3 brands – King Arthur Flour, Bob’s Red Mill and Arrowhead Mills. If you’re into baking, you would have come across the acronym KAF when you browse forums on baking. After a while you’d realize that KAF stands for King Arthur Flour, … [Read more…]
If you’re ordering stuff on iHerb.com and have spare capacity for the shipment (up to 6.3kg), you might want to consider getting herbs and seasoning. There are plenty for you to choose from. Even if you don’t have anything in mind to get, you could try searching for the best rated or best selling herbs to see if … [Read more…]
Food is obviously one of the most blogged about topics on the internet. I’m sure everyday there are new, young bloggers starting their new blogs on food review. I’m not going to be one of those (though I am young) who focus on reviewing food in overpriced, fancy restaurants. On my blog I aim to share with you about food … [Read more…]
We normally take for granted that the tap water we use for drinking is safe. It should be, but risks remain in the possibility of contamination as water flows through the water distribution system. While boiling water kills the microorganisms in the water that presents the greatest danger, it does not remove sediments and metals such as lead. In fact, boiling water will increase the concentration of harmful elements should they be present, since part of the water has been vapourized. This is where water filtration comes into the picture. For practical reasons, for the home, it usually comes down to choosing between Ceramic Carbon and Reverse Osmosis water filters.