Oct 6, 2011

Beginning any new hobby can be a bit daunting at first, and wine making is no different. As a user of quality wine and beer making equipment, we feel we are well placed to offer newcomers a little bit of help with their first couple of batches. We want you to be able to enjoy your new hobby and make some great tasting wine! Wine making has moved on tremendously...

Baking cakes is an excellent way to spend an afternoon. There are plenty of cake recipes on here to keep you busy for a while that’s for sure! Checking if a cake is cooked is another simple process that’s only simple when you know how to do it. It takes longer to do that t explain, so I’ll keep it brief. When the cake is still in the oven,...

We covered how to properly line a cake tin the other day so this time we’re going to concentrate how removing a cake from the tin without damaging it. There is nothing more frustrating that taking the time to bake a cake only to lose is when removing it from the tin. The way to free the cake is deceptively simple, once you know it. Once removed from the...

Making cakes is one of the simple joys of life. Not only do we get to play with messy ingredients and lick our fingers once finished, we also get to eat the cake afterwards. One of the most common problems when baking a cake, is removing it from the tin afterwards. This post, and an accompanying one about removing the cake will run through the best way to grease...

Jan 31, 2011

This Thai red curry paste recipe is the base for which many others are built. It forms part of a core of sauces used in Thai cooking and is well worth learning. Ingredients 4 medium red chillies 4 level teaspoons coriander seeds 2 level teaspoons cumin seeds 4 stems lemon grass, trimmed and chopped 2 level teaspoons grated fresh ginger 4 shallots 6 cloves...

Jan 28, 2011

Making your own pasta is extremely rewarding, this pasta dough recipe is evidence of that. Despite fresh pasta being plentiful, this tastes so much better. It’s either better ingredients, or because the paste is the fruit of your own labour. This dough can be used ot make any shape paste, although we make tagliatelle here as it’s the best place to...