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How to de-vein prawns with Curtis Stone

It’s generally preferable to de-vein prawns before you cook them. I don’t like to fight with my food once it’s on my plate. I’ll occasionally play with my food but not have to start getting picky trying to find remove a yucky black intestinal cord filled with sea bed waste. So, before you cook them,…

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How to cut and peel an avocado

It can cause some people great difficulty when it comes to cutting and peeling an avocado. Pay attention and discover the best way to take care of your avocado’s!

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How to get 3x as much juice out of a lemon! Age old Mexican trick.

Using an age old Mexican trick you can get up to three times as much juice out of your lemons and other citrus fruits. If you, like me, have been cutting you lemons cross ways try changing the angle of attack and cut length ways. As isĀ demonstratedĀ in the video below you will get almost three…

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The best steak in South Africa! Ultimate Beef Challenge Winner

Brian Angus and his Kobe Style Beef win the Heritage Day, Ultimate Beef Challenge. Steve Maresch of the Local Grill, the 2011 Eat Out Best Steakhouse Winner, has had a long love affair with beef and this is what led him to establish the first South African Ultimate Beef Challenge. His search for the best…

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How to baste chicken on the braai

A quick and easy guide to basting chicken on a braai. First up make sure that you braai grill is clean. If your marinade or basting sauce has sugar as one of the ingredients you do not want to place the chicken over a very hot braai, either allow to cool a little or raise…

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How to braai hamburgers

Braaing hamburgers is easy, just get the braai nice and hot with a clean grill. When you pop the burgers on place the lid over the braai to ensure an even cook and it will also limit flare ups by reducing the rate of fresh air reaching the coals. Check occasionally to make sure that…

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Ultimate Boys Toy! The Dining Table Train Set.

Turn your dining experience into a playground with a Train Track Dining Table. You’ll never have to pass the salt again! Maybe not quite everyone’s cup of tea but if you are a child at hard with a wad a cash to blow this Dining Table Train Set might just be up your alley. Developed…

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How Parma Ham is made.

Parma Ham is from the northern Italian province of Parma which is also famous for it’s Parmesan Cheese. The production area is restricted to a specific 29 sq km area around Parma, all below 900 meters. To the west it is bound by the river Stirone and to the east the river Enza. The pigs…