The good people at Terressentia have come up with a way of using science to make booze taste better by removing impurities left over from the distillation process. In short, with typical distillation, there are lesser alcohols that are formed that leave a harsh taste in the mouth and contribute to hangovers. By using their patentend process, Terressentia can …
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The Gutmaster 8000
Behold The Gutmaster 8000! This a machine designed to eviscerate, decapitate and clean salmon. So, just how effective is this slice and dice contraption? It can fully process a salmon in less then two seconds, averaging out at about 30 salmon a min. The salmon get fed into a conveyor system where various blades make …
Some food fun for the new year.
Its the new year and while everyone struggles to get back into the swing of things, we here at notesonameal.com would like to put a smile on your face.
Tuna Sales Record: $736 000 or $2800/kg
At the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, a world record for tuna was set when a Sushi mogul purchased a 269kg blue fin tuna for just shy of $2800 a kilo. For those doing the math that works out to about $736 000.00 US. The astounding price was up …
The Norwegian Butter Crisis
Thanks to a new diet fad, butter has been flying off the shelves in Norway. According to Reuters, butter sales jumped 20% in October and 30% in November. Further, butter production has been slashed dramatically due to a wet summer which saw a decline in animal feed quality and thus a shot fall off 25 …
Birthday Round Up: Log Thing
“Quick lad, pipe me a log thing!” I have never seen such wanton, gratuitous use of a pipping bag in my life.
Birthday Round Up: Bad Ass Cleaver
scary and sexy and choppy all in one!
Lucky Charms Sifter.
Tired of eating the garbage cereal shapes in a box of Lucky Charms? Tired of picking out the little bits of marshmallow goodness from each bowl by hand? Are you ready to change your life? Enter the Lucky Charms sifter. This handy device was invented by genius Thomas Lombardi and it does one thing really, …
I’m Making Pancakes.
This is a great video I found while wandering around youtube. It has some sassy language so I wouldn’t blare it at work. Mac Lethal, spits some mad rhymes while flipping flapjacks. Tight lyrics and perfect pancakes; a win both ways. Enjoy. You can find more Mac Leathal at facebook.com/maclethal.
Birthday Round Up: The End Of 2009
I set out to make a dinner for my friends as a way to close out 2009. It had been a year of many changes and I wanted a fitting meal to say farewell with.
How to boil corn.
Below is a text sent to a random person from somebody concerned about boiling corn. It is amazing. Mom would be proud. Thanks to Autocowrecks for this insightful screen capture.
$2 WAFFLE IRONS INSIGHT RIOT
Just when you though it was safe to have faith in human nature. Not much I can say about this one. People are amazing.
The Fat Map.
Reuters new service has put out a pretty nifty interactive map of the world showing the planets fattest countries. The added bonus is the FDA research which indicates the projected trillion dollar+ sales of obesity related drugs. Drugs used to make people thiner. I guess popping a pill is much easier then making healthy lifestyle …
Birthday round up: Chef School Pics
wanna see the inner workings of chefs school? this is not it, but the pics are cool.
Birthday Round Up: Food saftey fail.
This post always makes me laugh. People are amazing. This is amazing. The following is taken from a facebook post. Fail for a) fail for eating raw chicken or b) fail for understanding what treats lie ahead for eating raw chicken breast. -Just finished eating a raw chicken breast, no sweat. Looks like somebody owes …