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My son wanted me to build a suspension bridge to our summer cottage. I liked the thought and decided first to build some platforms. Building a tree house is a topic with a lot of articles on the web. I’m trying to focus on a design that works in relatively medium sized trees and considers the well being of the tree itself.
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It’s been quite a long summer, and I’ve being both doing and thinking. I’ll start writing the results down slowly. To begin with I’ll do a quick update on installing a short cycle timer to my ebb and flow hydroponic system and thus automating diy hydroponics. Continue reading “Electronics for the hydroponics”
Sorry for the hiatus in posts. I’m currently busy vacationing i.e. creating new content. Here’s a sneak preview of some things to come.
I just recently changed my cloth banded cheddar into a vacuum bag. I decided on making cloth banded cheddar again and this time allow it to grow mold. These are the unique steps and learnings the cheddar has.
My friend was describing a plan he had to build a hanging garden from surplus rain gutters. I thought the idea was great and decided to build my own hanging ebb and flow hydroponics.
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I’ve completely forgotten to write a post about making cloth banded cheddar. Well I’ve done it, and it’s been ripening in my fridge for the better part of three months. The cloth banding has a tendency to grow mold (which is ok, even desirable to some extent) but I decided to unpack it, wash it and vacuum pack it as Gavin instructs.
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Remember the charcoal I made? And the grill I was planning? Well I was trying out the location of the new grill and I decided to grill using self made charcoals! Did they work? Read on!
Amidst all meaty stuff, I’ve also gotten into woodworking. After building the small side table, I had some white oak left and an urge to build a humidor, i.e. a wooden box that that is good looking and has a well sealing lid. However, I doubted my skills, so I lowered my ambition level and decided that I’d be making a valet box to hold my shoe shines.
It’s been a meaty spring for my dry-aging fridge. I’ve turned out chunk after chunk of marvelously dry-aged beef every few weeks. This post is finally to show that dry-aged beef isn’t a rocket science and can be easily done at home.
This is the first phase of creating a fully adjustable charcoal grill made of concrete, bricks and steel that is continuously fed with new embers. This is the ideation and planning post before actually doing it. I call it the elevator grill.