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Weekly Gadget Feature: WinePod

September 5th, 2007 · No Comments

I love wine, but I never thought of making it until I saw the WinePod. It’s designed for small lot artisan winemaking. The state of the art pod integrates fermentation, pressing and ageing in one elegant unit. Temperature control is handled with thermoelectric heating and cooling to ensure the perfect ageing. And the company will [...]

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The Best Beer in the World is Sold Out

August 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Trappist beer has been regarded as the best beer in the world for centuries. And one would think if I had been making beer since 1098 that I would be pretty good at it too. It’s produced by seven of the 171 Trappist monasteries who have to fund their livelihood, so they chose to start [...]

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Put Away Your Chef’s Knife

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

And pick up the Japanese style chef’s knife, the Santoku knife. If you don’t recognize the name you would probably recognize the knife in person. You’ve most likely seen these in stores or in open-kitchen restaurants, they look like a cross between a cleaver and a traditional chef’s knife. Although they are made for slicing, dicing, [...]

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Grilled Cheese for the Rich and Famous

July 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Now you may think we’ve gone nuts here at livvit, writing about grilled cheese sandwhiches. They’re not really associated with a great experience or an ambitious lifestyle, but wait until you create one of these wonder puppies.
Now to make a world class grilled cheese you need to do the following:

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