Wednesday, June 30, 2010
New 2011 Chevrolet Aveo RS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qk0tzwsKqQ&hl=en
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Grilling Salmon - Your Ticket to Great Taste
Because of Salmon's fat content; it is the perfect fish for grilling, as it will not dry out like other fish. There are few foods whose inherent flavor is equally matched by its inherent nutrition; grilled salmon is one such food. With very little preparation-a touch of lemon, a spoonful of olive oil, a spring of rosemary-grilling salmon brings out the rich textured flavor of the fish, without depleting it of its notorious nutritional value.
A simple marinade can be used before grilling salmon, but if using a citrus-based marinade, do not let the salmon sit for more than 15 minutes, as it can make the flesh mushy. Dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper, are just a few simple household ingredients that you can use to season your fish.
Salmon filets should be no more than one inch thick. They can be grilled with or without the skin. Even if you have removed the skin, always start grilling salmon with the skin side up. The natural fat underneath the skin will be drawn into the filet and keep it moist.
There are various methods for grilling salmon including cedar plank grilling or barbequing in aluminum foil. ASMI's site is full of information about how to prepare and cook salmon, including tips about grilling salmon with a plank.
To prepare the grill, heat it to medium-hot. Salmon should be cooked for 10 minutes per inch of thickness. As soon as the salmon is opaque, remove it from the heat, as it will continue to cook. To check if the salmon is done, cut through the thickest section and make sure it is opaque throughout.
If a recipe calls for turning (and some do and some do not), turn the salmon only once. To turn cleanly, insert a two-pronged kitchen fork between the bars to lift the salmon, then slide a spatula under the salmon and turn.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Choosing the Perfect Kitchen Cabinets
Renovating or designing a new kitchen is a major undertaking and you owe it to yourself to take extra time during the planning stage. After all, the kitchen is probably the most populated room in your house and you want to enjoy spending time here.
If your final color choice or cabinet style is not quite right, it can be hard to adjust to. The following points are designed to get you thinking about what you really want, and point out some pros and cons you may never have considered.
How much natural and artificial lighting is available in your kitchen? Just having a light stain does not a bright kitchen make. If it's more closed in, rather than open, consider creating a window to take advantage of lighting in adjoining rooms, or add reflected lights from your cabinets.
What's going on in the neighboring rooms? Are there stains or color schemes being used that you'll want to bring into your kitchen decor?
Are you looking for a contrasting decorating scheme or a decor where colors are softer and flow from room to room?
If you decide on a lighter opaque color, keep in mind that this shade does not wear as long as other colors or finishes. Depending on the size and age of your family, you may find yourself cleaning these cabinets more often.
Consider any themes you may want to feature, such as traditional, formal, country, rustic, or modern. The style and color of cabinets will vary depending on the theme you choose. For instance, a more formal look may include a stain or glazed cabinet finish with upgraded crown molding and possibly decorative legs to make your base cabinets appear like furniture. A contemporary look may have a smooth, molded style of door and possibly be painted instead of stained.
When choosing a color scheme, you may want to consider less traditional shades that provide a cool/warm contrast, such as khaki, oyster grey, or grey/blue.
Once you choose your cabinet shade, it must be coordinated with your countertop, backsplash, sink, and appliances. Any decorative lighting such as pendants over an eating area should also be considered. Pendant lights can provide nice accents, but can also be unobtrusive and simply disappear.
The size of the room will go a long way in determining your lighting choices and color scheme. Dark cabinetry is fine in a well lit, small room with light walls; however, a blending of light shades will make a small kitchen appear less busy.
If you're going with a fairly neutral kitchen, you may want to consider some accents to add interest. In a large kitchen with lots of cabinets, choose one wall and add glass inserts to break up the wood. If you have a large backsplash area over the stove, a decorative tile image can liven up the work space.
The various species of wood for your cabinets all lend themselves to different looks and decor styles. The more popular choices are maple, cherry, birch and oak. The latter was more commonly used in the 80's, but is still popular for modern style doors, or for painted cupboards where you want the grain to stand out.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
StressEraser Portable Biofeedback Device Review
I bought StressEraser Portable Biofeedback device because I have been searching for ways on how to calm down my nerves. I noticed that I tend to forget things and get angry very easily when I'm stressed out. I want to try this product and see if it can help me. I bought it for $250 online and I've been using it for 2 weeks already. First, I like it because it is so handy. It looks like a pager that you can put in your pocket and use anytime you need to. Whenever you feel stressed out, all you need to do is to put it out, put your finger on the part where you insert your finger and then follow its instruction. The instruction will tell you when you will breathe in and breathe out.
It's a pretty cool gadget. Basically, it helps you make your breath slower. The manual says that studies have shown that slowing down your breath will have significant effect on your state of mind. The biofeedback device will measure your pulse and will tell you if you're doing the breathing correctly. If you're doing it the right way and you're becoming less stressed out, 3 cubes will appear in the monitor. If you are not following it and you still have a fast pulse rhythm, 1 cube will appear which means that your performance is not good. It is like a trainer that tells you exactly your condition and what to do about it. While you're doing it, it guides you until the time that you achieved your goal of having slower breathing and calmer mind. So far, after 2 weeks of using it every time I feel that I will get angry and pissed off or every time I feel I'm pressured with deadlines at work, I just put it out and follow the instructions.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Smoke Detectors - A Life-Saving Fluke
One Friday afternoon my friend Karen rang to see if I was going out as usual that evening. I didn't want to and that was unusual for me, but normally a crowd of us went out together and just two of us seemed strange. After a certain amount of cajoling I agreed to meet in in Bradford, 10 miles away from where I live during the early evening.
We went to several bars and then a night club. We had a few laughs but without the rest of the crowd the night out seemed like an anti climax. I was more than ready to go home when it came time to catch the late bus at two o'clock in the morning.
When I got home I felt hungry and also as normal wanted to eat something to soak the booze up to lessen the chances of a hangover the next day. As I hadn't wanted to go out I hadn't bought in anything to make a cold sandwich as usual so decided to put a beefburger under the grill. While I was waiting for my burger to cook I went into my sitting room and sat down on the sofa to take my shoes off.
The next thing that I was aware of was feeling groggy and rather disorientated. I was still sitting on the sofa, my shoes on the floor and I felt really tired. I stood up to go to bed and suddenly thought that I was hungry. It then crossed my mind that I had put a burger under the grill but hadn't eaten it. It was at that point that I realised that I could barely see through the thick fog of smoke that was swirling around me.
'Burning burger' I thought as I rushed towards my kitchen. What I saw as I entered the kitchen would probably have alarmed me more if I hadn't been half out of it. Flames were starting to take hold on the pine wood at the side of my cooker. The flames had spread from the blackened remains of a tea towel that had been on the top of the oven and hanging partially over the front of the grill. The flames didn't take long to put out and it was easy enough to make the kitchen safe. I went to bed still hungry - the burger was cinders.
It took me a while to remember what had happened when I eventually woke up in the late morning. At first I thought that I had been dreaming until I looked in the bathroom mirror. My face was covered in black soot and there was even soot up my nostrils. There wasn't much damage, just needed to replace a work surface and some of the wood in my kitchen and I was finding soot around the house for months afterwards.
I was lucky to escape unharmed, but what was really lucky was that I had forgotten to switch my alarm clock off for the weekend as I normally did on Friday mornings. You see it was my alarm clock ringing at 6.45 am that woke me up and saved my life. The burger had gone under the grill at 3.00 am so I had been asleep for almost 4 hours before the alarm went off.
I was then and I am today, 100% certain that I would not have woken up without that alarm, I was too far out of it. As my kitchen furnishings are pine I was lucky to catch the fire before it really took hold. How much longer would I have survived inhaling the smoke? I don't know.
Not long afterwards I bought some smoke detectors and installed them. I check my smoke alarms regularly to see if the batteries are working. I don't intend to put myself at risk again knowing that my alarm going off and waking me up as it did was highly unusual - really a fluke saved my life!
Friday, June 25, 2010
1986 Chevrolet Silverado K20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOw7IuKV21o&hl=en
Thursday, June 24, 2010
2008 BUICK LACROSSE Lincolnwood, IL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qLotmeE_D8&hl=en
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
2003 Chevrolet Silverado and added C/K1500 #P0229A in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrAqXOHQQYI&hl=en
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Chevy Volt Moves Closer To Production
The auto industry has been investing heavily on the development of alternative fuel vehicles as the demand for these vehicles increases. The increasing prices of gasoline and global warming awareness have led car manufacturers to dedicate efforts in exploring the different technologies which can be used on cars of the future. These technologies are aimed at reducing petroleum fuel consumption and thus reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
One of the car manufacturers aiming to build a zero-emission vehicle is the Detroit-based car manufacturing giant General Motors. In the company's drive towards the development of the cars of the future, they have introduced a propulsion system for the much-awaited Chevrolet Volt at the Shanghai Auto Show. The said propulsion system is in support of the company's E-Flex electric car architecture.
The propulsion system unveiled by General Motors is the fifth generation fuel cell technology and comes using an advanced lithium-ion battery pack. The combination of the two is expected to power a Chevrolet Volt for 300 miles or 483 kilometers. That distance can be covered with no petroleum fuel ever being burned and thus no greenhouse gases are produced.
The fuel cell configuration allows the Chevrolet Volt to run on the electricity produced by the fusion of hydrogen fuel and oxygen that it gets from the surrounding air. The only by-product of this reaction is water. The Volt is also a plug-in vehicle which means its lithium-ion battery pack can be recharged via a common household electrical outlet. The battery pack is capable of powering the car for 34 kilometers or 20 miles on a full charge.
This plug-in capability means that the Volt can be used on shorter trips without consuming hydrogen fuel. Since electricity is cheaper than hydrogen fuel, the plug-in capacity of the vehicle adds to the convenience of the car for consumers. Scarcity of hydrogen refueling stations is a problem for cars such as the Chevrolet Volt but with its plug-in capability, consumers can make use of grid electricity for short trips.
The E-Flex system used by the Chevy Volt is engineered to be powered by different means as long as it uses electricity. Another propulsion system to be used on the Chevrolet Volt is the use of a small bio-fuel internal combustion engine. This engine is paired with a generator which provides power to the battery pack of the vehicle. The power is then used to drive the electric motor used by the car just like in a hybrid electric vehicle.
Larry Burns, General Motors' Vice-President of Research and Development and Strategic Planning, has this to say about the E-Flex system: "The beauty of our E-Flex strategy is that it allows us to package various propulsion systems into the same space depending on what energy is available locally. It also provides flexibility in the sources of energy. We can obtain hydrogen or electricity from a myriad of renewable sources - wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biofuels - or from traditional sources such as natural gas, clean coal, nuclear or even gasoline." Burns explained further that: "E-Flex provides flexibility in two ways: in the propulsion systems that can be used, and in the sources of energy that can be commercialized to compete with oil and meet global transportation growth in a sustainable way."
The new propulsion system unveiled by General Motors is made smaller than its predecessor but at the same time packs as much power. Its predecessor, the fourth-generation propulsion system is currently being used on the concept vehicle Chevrolet Sequel. The Sequel and the Volt may still be in their developing stages but the time is drawing nearer that these two vehicles will join Chevy pickups with Chevrolet pickup grill inserts in Chevy's lineup.
In closing, Burns concluded that: "Our progress has made us increasingly confident that our fuel cell propulsion system will be automotive-competitive. But before this technology can be made widely available, governments, energy suppliers and infrastructure companies around the world need to collaborate with GM and the auto industry to develop a market for fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen fuel." With that in mind, consumers will have to wait until such time that General Motors see it fit that the Chevrolet Volt is ready for production and ready for the market.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Chevy bowtie.mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-FAIFHQh00&hl=en
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Making Biodiesel at Home - Part 1
Hi! On behalf of Parleys Diesel Performance and Utah biodiesel supply we're now going to show you how to make a large batch of biodiesel. We're going to show you how we collect out oil, we'll talk a little bit about how we filter our oil, how we transfer that oil into a biodiesel processer, how we do the process, and then how we use the fuel. We're going to talk about various things along the way so let's get started.
First of all we have a shop, that we go out and collect oil in 55 gallon drums. We put these drums behind restaurants that we've contracted with, and they put oil into these drums, and then we bring them back to this shop on the back of a truck. We have a lift-gate on the back of the truck so it makes it really easy to swap them in and out. A lot of people try to collect oil using pumps, they'll go and they'll actually pump the oil, and we tried that for a little while, but a lift-gate was just so much easier. They're about 2,500 to 3,500 dollars but they are the best thing in the world. If you get one be sure you don't let your uncles, aunts, friends, and everyone else know because soon you'll be transporting pianos down the street. They're just a wonderful piece of equipment to have on a truck. However, what we have when we go to collect oil is, we'll bring a barrel back here, bring it right to about here, and then we'll get out a filter. And this looks nice and kind of grimy. It's a four-hundred micron baron filter. We put it over the barrel, and we filter the oil. Once our filtered oil is done we'll haul it to a production facility that I'll show you in a moment, and we make the biodiesel.
I want to tell you a little bit about what we use here. Remember in our smaller setting we talked about using methanol, lye, and oil. Well, up here is our methanol. This methanol is a 325 gallon tank. Most of you won't need anything this large, but we make so much fuel we get this delivered to us. Then we go through it and we take it back to our area. You can get it pretty cheap when you get it this way. This is a 55 gallon drum. This is typically how methanol is purchased. This is one common way. The easiest way to transport it home, it can be put on the back of a pick-up. And then when you get it home you get to transport it into the back of your biodiesel processor.
These are our glycerin barrels, and as we produced our fuel if you'll remember right we had our byproduct of glycerin. So we just take that glycerin out of the machine and we'll come over here and we pour this glycerin right into these barrels. The glycerin's going to contain crude glycerin, some soap, some catalyst, and some methanol. We cap these barrels up, we use our lift-gate, we throw it on the back of the truck, and we haul it over to a waste water treatment plant where they take it off our hands. They add it to their methane digester which produces methane gas they use to run their generators. We get rid of it that way. They don't charge us for it, we don't get paid to get it taken off our hands, but it's a nice way to get rid of it. Once we get the glycerin out of here we then can take the fuel out of here and make biodiesel with it. I'll show you in a moment how we make the fuel.
After we have our oil filtered, in a drum such as this, we get a sump pump. And all this is is a good old cheap sump pump from Home Depot, Lowe's, what have you. We've mounted a big pipe on it, and a tube, and we use this to fill the machine full of oil. We just turn it on, it works great, we put these drum on dollies so that we can move them over to our equipment, and we're able to make biodiesel. A moment ago we showed you some methanol. This is a methanol drum right here. This is just a pump that we've attached to it so that we can quickly pump methanol into our machine. We're going to make a batch today so you can see how that works as well. Methanol, oil, and then if he pans over to my side over here, this is lots and lots of catalyst. This particular catalyst contains potassium hydroxide, and we use it to make biodiesel. Remember it takes methanol, oil, and catalyst to make fuel. Behind me is on the right is fuel. This is biodiesel that we have produced in our machines. We'll show you how that's done, and this fuel is ready to use in diesel pickups. Again remember it's being made for about a dollar a gallon, and we are able to save ourselves a lot of money by using what normal people would throw away. Welcome to biodiesel, we'll show you how to filter, we'll make a batch, and be on our way.
Once we've brought our oil into our warehouse we have to filter it. In order to make biodiesel it's a really good idea to filter it so you get all your crustys and crunchys out. This is just a 55-gallon drum strainer. It's a 400 micron. It's the one that we personally use. It looks kind of gross and uky but we've probably put about 3,500 gallons of fuel through this filter. So they're really durable and they last long. It's just a poly based filter. You can get them on most sites. Take a look at my site I carry them as well. We're going to put the filter on, we're going to take our oil and just simply poor it through it. Now, oil coming from restaurants is really gross, and nasty. As you see there are some crustys and stuff in here, and as you notice it doesn't like to go through this really quick so we get ourselves a spatula with rounded corners, and we just scrape back and forth to let those crustys go out. So this oil is just going to filter through. Can you hear it filtering down in there? Once it's filtered we'll take it into our lab or into our shop and make biodiesel. So we're going to kind of let this sit here for a while while we go do that. One thing I want to show you though, a lot of times you're going to get really thicky crap oil and you need to get rid of the crustys. So we cut a car boy open which is what your going to typically get oil in, and we just scrape it into there. So again I'm just moving back and forth real slow. You can see some of those chunks that I'm getting out of that. It's usually food particles and stuff from the grill, it's French fries, just all that stuff they put in the oil over at the restaurant that you really don't want in your fuel. Particularly in your truck, okay? I'm just going to filter that out, and our next step is showing you how we load our machine, full of oil. Then we're going to make a batch. So we'll see you in a second.
Our next step is we've filtered the oil so now it's time to make the biodiesel. Remember from before, to make biodiesel you need a heated mixture, so I happen to have sitting next to me one heck of a heated mixture. This is a stainless steel piece of equipment with a giant mixer in it, and a big heater on the bottom. It allows me to make biodiesel very quickly, and in a fairly automated fashion. Now to make biodiesel you don't need something like this, but we make so much that we like it. Let me tell you just how much we make. You've seen the fuel sitting behind me a minute ago. Last year alone we made 6,800 gallons of fuel that we used in a wide variety of diesel pickups. Anything from an 07 Duramax down to a 93 F350 to the stapid large DT466 with an international harvester engine, and we're running biodiesel in all of those. We have a Ford, Chevy, and a Dodge that we run it in so we've got it all across the gammit.
We know about what it's going to do. We're in Utah here and we are cold outside and in the winters we are starting to blend. We make primarily our biodiesel from canola oil, canola is wonderful cold flow added diesel properties, so when it gets down to about 50 degrees we start blending. Before that we can pretty much handle it. Some of our diesels are a little bit more sensitive, others aren't. Pretty much if it's a diesel it will handle biodiesel, and handle it really well. That's anything from dump trucks, to big earth movers, to farm equipment, to tiny little TIs. You name it if it's got a diesel engine in it and it's direct injected or indirect injected chances are it will run on biodiesel. Believe it or not, Rudolph Diesel when he made the biodiesel engine his goal was to have an engine that was ubiquitous with all sorts of oils, and biodiesel just happens to be one of those that will run in it.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
SkyJacker - Lift Kits And Tips For The Top Rated Suspension System
More than just egghead engineers, the Skyjacker design team all have field-proven expertise, so they know what does and doesn't work. Plus, these Skyjacker designers only make parts that they'd feel proud about putting on their own rigs.
Skyjacker knows one thing: people always enjoy trekking out into the great outdoors to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday living. Adventure is in our DNA, and Skyjacker crafts suspension accessories that fuel this natural urge to press ever farther along the unknown road ahead. To these intrepid explorers, Skyjacker is the name you can trust to get you out into the darkest corners and back again.
The history of Skyjacker shows a clear dedication to off-roading, and that's why they use only innovative designs, advanced engineering, and the toughest materials for their parts. Ask any sunburned dune surfer, rock crawler or mud bogger, and they'll raise up hosannas on behalf of Skyjacker. For all of your Skyjacker needs, online parts and accessories stores will likely have all that you are searching for. Not only do we have an extensive selection, but our everyday low prices and 1-year low price guarantee ensure that you get the best deals on Skyjacker accessories right here.
Here are some SkyJacker product and brand reviews that I found on the web:
"Good product. Greatly improved bump steer problems on 1995 Jeep Wrangler with 4" lift and 12.5" x 33" tires"
"I am really pleased with the skyjacker steering stabilizer, It really has helped with keeping my jeep steady and between the lines."
"This is the second pair of skyjacker leaf springs I have ordered, and have yet to be dissappointed. The springs were shipped exceptionally fast. I have used skyjackers in all of my trucks and have had no problems. I will be ordering a third set to finish out my 81 Toyota truck, and it'll be ready for the trails!"
"I was really impressed in the timely manner in which the add-a-leafs where shipped and arrived to me. Installation was a bit tricky. On Chevy Silverados, the gas tank sits in the way of removing the front driver side spring eye bolt. Instead of taking the leafsprings out I had to drop the axel. Make sure you disconnect the brake line brackets so you have enough room to lift the frame up. I also found it easy to reinstall the springs by putting tape around the leafs before lifting them up to join them the spring with the eye bolts. C clamps are a must. Over all it is a pretty simple installation. The add-a-leaf is exactly what I was looking for to get rid of the sagging in the rear end."
"I am very satisfied with both the appearance and performance of these springs. I added 1.5 inch lift to the rear and 2 inches to the front and it looks and drives "right on"."
"I ordered the skyjacker add a leafs for my 2001 dodge ram 1500 to raise the rear 2 inches. It did what I wanted and didn't stiffen up my springs that much. Im very happy with them and would use them on other vehicles too, Thanks."
Saturday, June 12, 2010
lil wayne ft R.kelly - Its Me Bitches Remix (with lyric)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx6zJ-9UIOk&hl=en
Thursday, June 10, 2010
4 Sale!!!! Red 1973 Chevy Caprice allotment 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBTjh_bHFg&hl=en
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
My barter rollin in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwJAAF_XhM&hl=en
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Lincolnwood, IL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtYfNuKWRn4&hl=en
Monday, June 7, 2010
Lovely Lebanese Cheese Shawerma
Here are the ingredients for a Lebanese cheese shawerma, which can be served with baguette-looking pita bread or rolled up in a lafa in order to hold the meat.
For marinating the lambs, (3 fillets of lamb)
¾ cup of red wine
½ cup of vinegar
1 lemon
2 teaspoons of pepper
Soy sauce
Marinate the above ingredients for a few hours and then roast it wholly.
For the garlic sauce,
½ cup of corn starch
1 tin of evaporated milk
Butter
Olive oil
4 cloves of garlic (minced)
A teaspoon of salt
Also get ready these ingredients;
4 sliced tomatoes
Half cucumber sliced
6 slices of cheddar cheese
Pita bread (store-bought)
The rich mixture of authentic Middle-Eastern food sends our taste buds to seventh heaven, and such luxury is available at our fingertips. Homemade shawerma can be prepared using simpler utensils, no need to purchase an expensive kebab grill for the occasion.
First, add butter to the pan, heated at minimum level. Then add half of the crushed garlic into the pan, pour in olive oil at the same time. Then, insert a full tin of evaporated milk to the mix. Add corn starch and stir frequently. Turn up the heat to a higher notch before adding the remaining garlic. Simultaneously add salt and cover the mixture with a lid.
The garlic mixture is poured over the roasted lamb and sliced into proportionate sizes to be consumed in between halved slices of pita bread layered with cheese. You could add sliced tomatoes and cucumber to complement the whole sandwich.
A shawerma, literally means rotated, which is how the meat for this dish is usually prepared. Lamb, beef, turkey and chicken are the common options of meat for this large middle-eastern barbeque dish. The meat is topped with hummus and tahinni, which are made from chickpea puree. Alternatively parsley and mayonnaise could occasionally do the trick to diversify the flavors.
1972 Monte Carlo Coke Machine Bobby Allison NASCAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVntLOFkiwA&hl=en
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Freezing Cookies
One of the most frequently asked questions when baking cookies is: how do you cut down preparation time for parties or special events? The answer is simple; freeze your dough or cookies ahead of time.
Most cookie dough freezes extremely well and can be kept frozen for up to 4 or 6 weeks. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the dough will absorb any odd odors present in your freezer if it's not properly wrapped and sealed. To prevent odors from creeping into the dough, as well as preventing freezer burn, wrap the dough securely twice. Also make sure that the dough is placed away from fish or any other strong smelling items in the freezer. Oxygen is another leading cause of freezer burn. If you should decide to put the dough into a freezer bag instead of wrapping with plastic wrap then follow this tip: when closing the bag, leave a ¼-inch gap in one corner. Insert a drinking straw, suck out all excess air in the bag, and then close tightly.
When you are ready to bake, simply let the dough defrost in the refrigerator. It will take several hours to thaw the dough, so plan ahead. The types of cookie dough that freeze the best are shortbreads, chocolate chip, peanut butter, sugar, and brownies, just to name a few. The types of cookie dough that do not freeze well are those for cake-like cookies and cookies that have a very smooth, runny batter.
Freezing baked cookies is a great way to preserve their freshness. Baked cookies will keep in the freezer for up to 3 or 4 weeks. Follow the same steps as when freezing dough by double-wrapping the cookies. When you are ready to eat your frozen cookies, just let them come to room temperature. Or for you impatient types, pop them in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds. We still haven't come across a baked cookie that doesn't freeze well. So when planning your next special event, think about preparing and freezing ahead of time.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
An In-Depth Look at the Martin Yale 1648 Automatic Letter Opener
If your workplace has to deal with hundreds - or even thousands - of pieces of mail every day, you should really think about investing in a letter opener. A great device for large volumes of mail is the Martin Yale 1648 Automatic Letter Opener. It can automatically process thousands of envelopes in an hour and it's really safe to use. It also has adjustable settings so you can get the right results every time. However, it does have one drawback you should be aware of so you can use the machine properly and get the results you need. That said, here's a in-depth look at this device.
What's great about this product:
One of the best things about the 1648 is its incredible speed. It's capable of opening up to 12,000 No. 10 envelopes in just one hour. It can accept a stack of mail that's up to 5 inches high for processing and will automatically open it. Once the envelopes are open, the 1648 will automatically re-stack them for you so you don't need to waste time straightening them up.
The envelopes the 1648 opens can be up to 3/8" thick. This is a feature lacking in some of Martin Yale's other opener, such as a the handheld 1624.
This machine opens envelopes cleanly every time. There's even an knob you can tweak to control how deep into the envelope the device cuts.
The catch tray can be stored on the back of the machine when you're not using it. This can help you save some space. That said, this machine isn't particularly big to begin with. It has dimensions of 21" x 10" x 11" and it only weighs 18 pounds.
The 1648 is very safe to use. This is because the blades are hidden deep within the machine. That way, your fingers will be far away from the blades.
And a caveat:
This machine opens an envelope by literally slicing off a part of it. This means that, if you don't jog your mail before placing it in the machine, you risk getting your documents damaged. So be sure to either tap your mail on a flat surface or place it in a paper jogger before running it through the 1648. That way, your items will be at the bottom of the envelope and they won't get damaged.
Conclusion:
The Martin Yale 1648 Automatic Letter Opener is the ideal choice for workplaces that need a device that can process thousands of pieces of mail per day. It's extremely easy to use and it makes processing a lot of mail a very quick process. You can literally just insert the envelopes into the machine and let it go to work. You can walk away while it's operating and do something more productive, so it will really help you save time and get more done. It's also safe to use and has adjustable settings so you can get the exact results you want. Just make sure to jog the items before running them so your documents will be in great shape. If you do that, you're going to be extremely pleased with the 1648. Get it for your office or mailroom to day!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
2010 Chevrolet Suburban #1042953 in Washington, IL 61571
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTBuZwqgN0&hl=en