Monday, April 20, 2020

How to Grill Steaks In Singapore | Deliciously Juicy Australian Steaks C...



Mouth watering video "How to Grill Steaks In Singapore | Deliciously Juicy Australian Steaks Cooked Medium Rare and Well Done". Cooked these tasty slabs at for a few different time frames as there were three different requests, one barely cooked (a lot of red inside), one medium and the other well done. I grilled these up with a little bit of Johnny's on each side. They turned out delicious. I did cut the fat off a little on two steaks(per request), and the left it on the third. Hard to beat feasting on freshly grilled steak with a baked potato.

Friday, April 17, 2020

SODASTREAM: How to Change Out a Soda Stream CO2 Bottle-Demonstration and...



In my "SODASTREAM: How to Change Out a Soda Stream CO2 Bottle-Demonstration and Explanation" video I show you the basic step by step method (tutorial) on how to change out your gas bottle inside the bubbly water dispenser. The steps are as follows:



1. Remove plastic wrapping around the neck of new bottle and plastic cap

2. Open sodastream dispenser from the back by pulling back and up on removable back panel

3. Unthread old bottle by turning to the left

4. Lift up on soda stream dispenser (and remove) leaving bottle flat on counter

5. Place new bottle in it's place flat on counter

6. Set soda stream dispenser back down on new bottle

7. Thread new bottle into dispenser

8. Replace rear removable panel (bottom in first, then snap upper part into/onto dispenser)



Pop your soda stream plastic bottle (filled to the line with fresh cold filtered water) into the dispenser and push button on top three times for about 1 second each push or just hold for 3 to 4 seconds.



Pull carbonated bottle out by bringing the bottom part of the bottle out utilizing the soda stream dispenser's lever system. Now it's ready to fill the next bottle. Enjoy.



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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

DIY How to Put on Your Socks Without Bending Over | Simple Homemade Sock...



Have you had hip or back surgery? Maybe you just can't bend over for whatever reason. This DIY Homemade Sock Installation Device is a cheap and easy way to put on your own socks without having to bend over. It's really simple and can be made with some PVC pipe and two pieces of rope. For tools I used a hacksaw, and handheld grinder, and a file. This is really nice if you have fused vertabra, lower back injury, disability, hip surgery, etc and cannot physically bend over to put your socks on and can be done from the sitting upright position with ease. I made this one in particular for a friend of mine who had hip surgery and he thanked me greatly saying it saved him from having someone else having to put his socks on for him. This is a great gift for someone in need of such a device and can be made for super cheap.



Amazon link to hip kit: https://amzn.to/3bgruL6



Blog: https://the-avant-garden.blogspot.com

DIY Home Brew | Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefeweizen | Full Brewing, Bott...



Ordered my Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefeweizen home brew kit from amazon. I'll post the link below This turned out really nice and was super easy to make. The kit comes with a nice set of directions. I used my Cooper's DIY Beer fermenter once the boiling and cooling processes were done.



The steps are super simple simple:



1. In your brewpot, bring 2.5 gallons filtered water to a boil

2. Add half of the wheat malt syrup (approx. half of 6lb. container)

3. Remove from heat and stir it in

4. You now have wort. Bring it to a boil again

5. Add the 1oz of German Tettnang hops and boil for 60 minutes

6. Add the remainder of the 3lbs of wheat malt syrup and add the 1lb of dry malt extract

7. Cool the wort.

8. Once cool, (siphon) add wort to fermenter leaving sludge at bottom

9. Fill remainder of fermenter (to 5 gallon mark) with water

10. Pitch yeast and add to wort once temp is 78F or lower (not warm to touch)

11. Let sit in fermenter for 2 weeks then bottle using priming sugar or carbonation drops

12. Let sit in bottle for 3-4 weeks.

13. Refrigerate for 1 day and then enjoy.



Link to Hefeweizen: https://amzn.to/2Vdp8HD



Blog: https://the-avant-garden.blogspot.com

Monday, April 13, 2020

DIY How to Sweep out Your Chimney-DIY Woodstove Stovepipe Creosote Build...



Check out my video on How to Sweep out Your Chimney-DIY tutorial-Instructional "how to" style video with detailed step by step procedural instructions for maximum effective results in cleaning out your chimney. Performing this once a year (minimum) will prevent creosote build up.The first thing I did was grab a chimney sweeping brush. Each section can be assembled and disassembled easily which allows for you to sweep the entire length of your chimney. I recommend you use some kind of fall protection device (fall gear) before attempting to climb on your roof and sweep out your chimney. My roof has pitch that is friendly to where if I did slip and fall I wouldn't go over the edge. Next I popped the top cap off the stove pipe by slowly working it off. I took that and cleaned it out really well too. Then I inserted the first sections of the chimney sweeping brush down into the bore and worked it back and forth removing any creosote along the way. Started adding lengths of each section and repeated this process until I bottomed out. if you have a horoscope camera it would prove to be extremely helpful in doing the inspection of the inner bore of the stove pipe as you could identify any weak or wearing spots within the bore that you can't see from the top or bottom. Do as much of a visual inspection as you can while you are performing this. Pretty simple job but can be dangerous if you don't take the proper safety precautions. This is a great summertime job to do. This is the logical time to do it as the roof is less likely to be slippery and you are mostly done making fires for a couple months.

Link to chimney brush kit:
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Scrap Metal Welding Art Project: Wild West Cowboy



Check out my Scrap Metal Welding Art Project: Wild West Cowboy. The boots were made from old shoe savers and the legs of course from a large horseshoe. The body came from some old wrought iron fence pickets from a fence I helped a neighbor up the street tear down in exchange for the metal and a sweet gate (which I refurbished and sold). The spurs were made from car gears. The cowboy hat I made from an old shoe saver as well. The guns were little mini railroad spikes someone gave me. The rope and lasso I made from old chainsaw chain by welding each link together.

Link to Lincoln Welder: https://amzn.to/2Vt0zFv

Saturday, April 11, 2020

DIY How to Make the Best and Easiest Spicy Pickled Eggs | Anyone Can Do ...



This no brainer spicy pickled egg making method is wonderful for a number of reasons. One of the big ones is that you get to reuse your pickling juice from your pepper jar or pickle jar. Rather than dump that juice down the drain just add some boiled eggs and let sit in the refrigerator for a week. They are really really good the longer you let them sit.

Amazon book on pickling:
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How to Cook Delicious Crawdads/Mudbugs/Crayfish



We had a great day out at the lake catching crawdads. We used a combination of methods. We used the primitive method of diving down under water, flipping over the rocks and grabbing them. We also used a home made crawdad trap.

They turned out really good.
Step 1: Bring pot of water to a boil and add Johnny's Seasoning and some Old Bay
Step 2: The crawdads will turn orange
Step 3: Boil for about 5 to 10 minutes
Step 4: Remove from heat and cool. Run under cold water (optional)
Step 5: Melt some butter with garlic. Serve it up at enjoy!

Link to crawfish trap:
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Friday, April 10, 2020

DIY Easy SecurityTag Removal Process-Quick Detachment Method



DIY Easy Security Ink Tag Removal Process-Quick Detachment Method. Extra care must be taken with regards to safety when using this method as the clothing item could easy get wrapped around the grinder and you could lose a finger or a hand. This method is not recommended for the Ink capsule style tags as the ink will spray everywhere if it gets ground into by the pedestal grinder. All proper safety precautions must be observed when using this method. Better yet, I recommend you do not use this method as it's highly dangerous. I chose to use this method as I live far away from the mall and didn't want to make a trip all the way back there to have to bother with the holiday driving, parking, crowds, waiting in line a the store, just to get this tag removed so for me it was easier to do it myself. This actually worked really well and didn't cause any damage to myself or the piece of clothing that I bought. I just ground the whole thing off a little bit at a time and it only took a few minutes.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Chain Link Fence to Cedar Plank Fence | Metal to Wood Interface Corner Fence Joint Intersection


I have a chainlink fence up one side and a cedar fence perpendicular to it. I had to tie the two in together at the corner. The the use of some modified galvanized chain link fence brackets was was able to bolt the bracket (galvanized steel end band) onto the chain link fence while securing to the fence with some washers and screws.The galvanized steel end bands came from Lowe's but you can typically get them at any store that sells chain link fences. Galvanized Steel End Bands: https://amzn.to/34mwhrV

Monday, April 6, 2020

DIY How to Grill Eggplant | Super Easy No brainer recipe | Beginner's "F...



Eggplant is an excellent medium in that it really takes on whatever flavor you decide you want to give it, much like a blank canvas. In this tutorial I kept it simple and just did olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. I make all kinds of versions of this though, making some Mexican style, Italian, and Asian style eggplant recipes. I'd say the best though, are Indian Curry Eggplant Dishes.

Link to nice gas grill:
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DIY How to Grill Mangoes | What's better than a Mango? | Answer: Another...



My love for mango's can only be shown here when I throw them on the barbie and grill them up. I added no extra ingredients and their natural sugars came out and the result was delicious. If you really want to spice this process up:
1. Coat with Sliced Mangos with Melted Butter
2. Sprinkled with Brown Sugar or Regular Sugar
3. Cayenne Pepper for a kick at the end

You won't be disappointed either way. Grilling these mangos is a nice addition to your menu for either just yourself of when entertaining friends. Follow the three steps above to really set this off.

Grill from Amazon:
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DIY Lockdown Fix-it Project | How to Fix Schwinn Brand Bike Basket | Bel...



My Schwinn Brand Bicycle front mounted basket has gotten a ton of use and has had the weight limit put to the test many times. It's been a good basket, hauled many things, survived and accident, been left in the rain and left in the glaring sun. It got abused so much so that it rusted a little and broke.
I couldn't see tossing it out over some normal aging, so it seemed like a good idea just to repair it. I used some Belzona, which is a two part epoxy to patch it up. I gave it overnight to dry and then painted it the next day.


Link to buy this quick release front basket:
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Link to my video on installing a new one of these:
https://youtu.be/RzGwRsnZ5Ws