Posted by Mindy Lvoff Sorry for the confusion, everyone!  We have been honoring the true Swedish spelling of the word skÃ¥l, using an “a” with a small “o” sitting above it.  This has caused some questions as to whether it’s skoal or skal.  The definitive answer: “skoal” is acceptable, but using “skal” is not the […]
Posted by Mindy Lvoff Remember what I said before about Dave custom-building solutions to the problems he perceives in almost every standard piece of equipment? Well, as he posted last week in Gonna Build Me a Rotovap, he’s focused his problem-solving tinkering on his favorite toy. Goodbye fragile (expensive) glass bulb and water bath, hello […]
Posted by Mindy Nguyen Dave was looking through Khymos and found a recipe for yÅkan, a classic Japanese pastry made by mixing red bean paste, agar, and sugar. Dave’s not actually a fan of the yokan taste, but he does enjoy its signature dense texture. As you know, we’ve been creating a lot of fresh […]
posted by Dave Arnold (Hey, what is this Skoal Project anyway?) Happy Father’s Day! Unfortunately, we don’t have any father/son skÃ¥l shots (except this one) so we decided to do a food media extravaganza instead. First, for a master of all media: Now, for the real power behind food tv: In the land of print […]
posted by Dave Arnold Cooks love their thermometers. Thermocouple thermometers are especially loved because they are rugged, can measure extreme temperature ranges, have a wide range of available probes, and are fairly accurate once calibrated properly. But they can be expensive. This post is dedicated to making thermocouple probes affordable, by rolling your own. Thermocouples […]
