Testing kitchen gadgets to see if they are clever or if you should never buy them. In this episode: Soda can opener Corn kerneller Aquapure review and testing to see if it works Polaroid candy pen The baggy Holder Wilton 3D rabbit cake tin Only two out got a clever in this episode. My Cookbook Stores that sell my book listed by country: http://bit.ly/ARcookbook All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and ..read more

  Buying Craft Chocolate When comparing chocolate beans it is best to choose chocolate that is made from just cocoa beans and cane sugar. Other ingredients will effect the flavour profile. Bars that say 70% cocoa have that 70% made up from wither just cocoa beans or a mixture of cocoa beans and cocoa butter. It is common practice to add a small amount of extra melted cocoa butter to assist in the grinding stage ..read more

  Which frosting is best on a hot day? Let’s put 16 different frostings to the test on a 29C (84.2 degrees Fahrenheit) day. Each frosting was made and piped onto a cupcake the day before testing then left in the fridge overnight. The purpose of this was to ensure that all the frostings were the exact same starting temperature all eh way through. Below are the recipes for the frostings included in this test ..read more

  In this video, debunking fake recipes on youtube, is water glassing eggs safe and is air chilled chicken superior to water chilled chicken. I managed to find a new microwave at a second hand store, replaced the broken light globe that was in it and it’s all ready for debunking. Yummy nutella mug cake in the microwave: 1/2 cup nutella 1 egg 2 tablespoon plain all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon milk 1/4 teaspoon baking powder ..read more

  A Grand Dish of Snowballs Pare and take out the cores of seven large baking apples ; fill up the holes with quince or apricot marmalade ; then make some good hot paste, and roll it out thin, covering each apple neatly with it ; set them on a baking sheet, and bake them in a moderate oven; great care must be ta- ken that they do not crack ; as soon as this ..read more

  Step 1. Print and cut out the template Spinning Tree Gingerbread House Template   This is a large house so it will take quite some time to cut out all the pieces, bake, decorate and assemble. As a guide allow yourself 2-3 days to make this house. Step 2. Make the Gingerbread Dough Gingerbread Dough Recipe Make 3 batches of this recipe. Don’t just triple the recipe unless you have a huge commercial mixing ..read more

  Watch the video for a demonstration and review of each gadget listed below.   Egg Topper Our rating: Clever. Well designed, cut a neat circle out of the top of the egg shell.     Metal Egg Scissor Our Rating: OK, The one above was so much superior that this one fades in comparison.     Egg Cutter Our rating: Never. This gadget make a very messy rough cut into the boiled egg. And ..read more

  I am so pleased when people send me a video saying, “Is this real or fake?” That tells me they are thinking, not just believing everything that they see. Some questions are easy to answer, others like light or dark baking trays, takes a fair bit of time to figure out how to show the answer on camera. In this video discover whether light or dark baking trays are better for baking. Can you ..read more

Moist Banana Cake Recipe 4 over rip bananas 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp vanilla essence 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat the oven to 180C (356 degrees Fahrenheit). Mash the bananas. Add the oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla and whisk well. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into the bowl and stir until just combined. Pour into a round 8″ cake ..read more

  Some people attempt to break world records so they can become famous or leave a legacy. These are not those sort of records. I carefully selected chocolate world records and then applied for the official guidelines so that we could attempt to break them. Just for fun. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT I have been busy over the last year planning, writing and overseeing the photography and layout for my first ever cookbook! There are heaps of ..read more