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- ddefranza, on 10/15/2009, -1/+25Some things are just better homemade. The trick is finding a quick and easy recipe that allows you to save money and time. This list is a great place to start.
- estephe76, on 10/16/2009, -0/+19Wow, i never even thought about how to make some of this stuff. I just thought there was like a ketchup cow or something. I remember when i learned how to make tartar sauce when i worked a restaurant..it was like a magic trick unfolding before me.
- ripter, on 10/16/2009, -0/+15Dugg for Ketchup Cow.
- mantis108, on 10/15/2009, -0/+15It's amazing how much we've forgotten in so little time as a culture.
- serif69, on 10/16/2009, -1/+14Homemade mayo is life changing.
- Super6, on 10/16/2009, -3/+16"There are no worries that there is some contaminate in there, or that your body will have to process aluminum or genetically modified corn products."
I don't like articles that espouse anti-science *****. Every food that is grown is genetically modified, farmers pick the biggest ones to replant, once we learned how genetics worked we found out how to combine the fastest growing and largest growing genes to boost production. - flammablewater, on 10/16/2009, -0/+11If you like cooking this kind of stuff, search YouTube for Good Eats. Awesome show that mixes science, history and cooking (think Bill Nye but with more steak).
- popzero, on 10/16/2009, -1/+9But it's amazing to me how easy it is these days to find a recipe or a knockoff for anything you can think of. I used to wonder why store-bought ranch dressing tasted like crap compared to restaurants... making my own was just a google away.
- ripter, on 10/16/2009, -0/+7I steal all my condiments from fast food joints.
- acary99, on 10/15/2009, -0/+7I'm waiting for the local condiments store to open where they prepare all these recipes right there. Then they could package them up and go national. Then global! Then we can start all over again.
- Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -0/+7have you SEEN the price of chocolate covered cherries?
lol europeans - vwvwvw, on 10/16/2009, -4/+11If you're making your condiments from scratch, then either 1) You have VERY particular tastes, or 2) you have WAY too much time on your hands.
- Tarnum, on 10/16/2009, -1/+7The better restaurants do.
From scratch or with ready-made base, adding fresh herbs, sauteed onion, etc.
In fact, it's cheaper to make your own. - chadsmith729, on 10/16/2009, -0/+5This is a great article and I sincerely hope that all of us nerds will make it into the top articles. I think it's important for everyone to have some decent nutrition. I'm a programmer so I spend long hours in-front of the computer and I try to eat regularly. If it's snacking on carrots, or celery or something similar.
- Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -1/+6No its not. Genetically Modified has a specific intent and meaning in our language. ie its done in a LAB not in the FIELD
what you describe is simply selective breeding and is NOT the same thing as what people mean when they say Genetically Modified.
The Genes are being modified in the end but they are not defined as "genetically modified" as we use that term. ie they are not being modified BY YOU directly. - Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4and cheaper. I get ketchup (name brand stuff) giant bottles for a $1
but there is no FUN in that. I love "making" stuff. and it also gets unique flavors when you make it yourself.
I am still trying to figure out how to make "smooth" bread like the name brands do. I can make good bread and have done so from scratch no mixes but its always "course" and "harder" compared to normal white bread.
I will keep trying though because its FUN and a "cheap" hobby. - ShadyG, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4Mayo is almost all fat. Want fat-free mayo? It's called a tiny bit of salt, an acid such as vinegar or lemon juice, and maybe white pepper and/or powdered mustard.
Or you can whip up a substitute by adding spices to a base of fat-free sour cream, but it's not mayonnaise. - Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -2/+5that is not genetically modified.
genetically modified is when you ACTUALLY ALTER the genetic code. Picking the bigger one is artificial selection instead of natural selection and is not the same thing.
you point is sound home made is good is fresh and is many times healthier but use good science to back your claims not BS. - paulralph, on 10/16/2009, -1/+4If you're not aware that you can make your own bread, you're an idiot.
- magus_melchior, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3If you enjoy the show and you have some money to spare, grab some of his DVDs. I found a few volumes at Target, along with Feasting on Asphalt. Or you could truck over to the Food Network site and order them online.
They're not cheap (each volume sells at around 30 bucks a pop unless there's a discount), but at least you have an archive of episodes on a bit more solid legal footing. That, and Ask Alton segments.
Now if only Discovery Networks would do the same for MythBusters... - dexx4d, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3Did those last night, but used my friend's home-canned brandied cherries instead.
Brandied cherries coated in dark Belgian chocolate.
Home made food gets quite tasty. - pinkfish411, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3Not really. For instance, I can make and can a year's worth of ketchup in a couple of hours, and it's much better than anything from the store (and if you grow your own tomatoes, it costs virtually nothing). A week's worth of good vinaigrette salad dressing takes about five minutes, once again, if you use good ingredients it will be better than any mass produced stuff you've had. You don't have to have VERY particular tastes to find this stuff worth the little extra effort; you just have to have tastes that haven't been dulled and bored to death by mass-produced garbage that's engineered more for shelf-stability and maximized profits than for taste and nutrition.
- TalahRama, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3Most people don't have the resources to make a smoker like that, but there are lots of cheap and simple designs like the one from Good Eats. Obviously most things can be made at home - I think the list is more for things that most people would expect to be able to make easily. As one person mentioned, they didn't even think of making ketchup from home. Many things seem like they require some industrial tools or some ingredients that normal people can't get their hands on, but are actually quite easy to make.
- nicepants, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3It doesn't take much time to whip up a batch of homemade mayo...do it once and you'll be hooked. It takes sandwiches, potato salad, etc to the next level.
- Nerys, on 10/17/2009, -1/+4but do you know HOW TO. I never thought of making ketchup at home? I doubt its any cheaper in fact usually home made (unless you grow your own stuff) is almost always more expensive at home than just buying it.
YOU simply can not compete with the massive economy of scale these companies work in. BUT its fun and its delicious. So why not. - TalahRama, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3If "industrial equipment" means a baking sheet and a cooking mechanism. I don't think you can do the "gun puffing" mechanism, but you can use whatever method you use for popcorn. I made puffed quinoa the other day - it tasted really good. Definitely better than I expected since it was entirely experimental to me.
- Nerys, on 10/17/2009, -1/+2if ONE PERSON has the resources and the article let them realize it. Then it was worth posting.
- Caergrim, on 10/16/2009, -1/+2I am very fond of making things for myself, especially food. So things like this are very appealing to me.
- mikemehak, on 10/16/2009, -1/+2I made my own 250 gallon smoker. It has an automated blower control and can notify me via wifi when meat/firebox/hotbox, etc... reaches temp. I know all about smokers, how to make them, etc...
My point is, your average digger doesn't have a smoker and doesn't have the resources to do this.
I also have the resources and space to raise and slaughter my own livestock.
There isn't much, if anything people can't make at home. You can get oranges by planting an orange tree in a basement green house, why not throw that on the list. - stockwitch, on 10/16/2009, -1/+2Can't wait to try my own peanut butter and yogurt!
- Caergrim, on 10/16/2009, -1/+2True mozzarella is made from water buffalo milk; however, there are also mozzarellas made from goat and cow milk. Also, the leftovers from making mozzarella can be used to make ricotta! :D
- inactive, on 10/22/2009, -0/+1We could certainly be more resourceful, especially with the technology / gadgets at our disposal. I think if we were all supplied with a KitchenAid Stand Mixer we'd never have to buy our own bread again. http://www.kitchenproductdeals.com/kitchenaid-prof ... Cooking at home with fresh materials is healthy and a fun experience that not enough people take the time to do.
- goobly, on 10/16/2009, -4/+5This article is so ***** lame. You can make ANY kind of food at home. Just think of any food ever. You can make that at home.
- matthewf01, on 10/16/2009, -1/+2I've done 18 of these :)
- spionkopred, on 10/15/2009, -2/+2Not sure you can make mozzarella cheese without the help of a friendly buffalo though
- pinkfish411, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1Check out King Arthur Flour's website and look through some of the bread enhancers in their store. Things like malted milk powder, potato flour, vital wheat gluten, etc., can help you get more even rises and lighter, more consistent textures in you bread.
- ShadyG, on 10/16/2009, -3/+3Puffed rice. Well, maybe if you have industrial equipment lying around at home.
- cogsprocket, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1Also dugg for Ketchup Cow. Ketchup Cow is the new Keyboard Cat.
- RBBermanRD, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1Very cool and informative article. Thanks!
- Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -3/+3The best ranch BY FAR is denny's ranch. I goto denny's almost solely to get the salad with dinner so I can have that ranch.
they make it from a "powder" that is shipped to them and then make it on site.
I keep telling them they could make a mint by selling the stuff :-) - Cannonballkid, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1On a related note who the hell is calling it catsup? Did Mr.Burns have something to do with that?
- colinmhayes, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1brining should never be a step in making bacon.
- Ghostalker, on 10/17/2009, -2/+2I like makin' bacon ;-)
- nheron87, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1I smell a new meme, first to post a picture of the catsup cow wins! Go!
- Nerys, on 10/17/2009, -1/+1I don't know what is in the fat free "mayo" they sell but whatever it is its enough to satisfy my cravings on a sandwich (I put a very tiny amount on even if it is only 10 cals a serving)
- nheron87, on 10/16/2009, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2TpJQaXjI
- popzero, on 10/16/2009, -2/+2Actually if you can find Litehouse Buttermilk Ranch, it's pretty good. I always missed it because it wasn't with the rest of the salad dressings, but you might find it in the cold salad fixings section. And no, I don't work for them, I just like a good Ranch. Hidden Valley and Kraft ain't it!
- TalahRama, on 10/16/2009, -2/+2You can make one with some cheap supplies. Look it up.
- saprimylife72, on 10/19/2009, -0/+0try visit this page?
- goobly, on 10/16/2009, -2/+2My point was that it would make much more sense to make a list of foods that you CAN'T make at home.
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