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As both a long time hobbyist and long time beer drinker, I have always considered making my own beer. So you can imagine my delight when I stumbled on this inexpensive Beer Making Kit, well my excitement was palpable. At only $39.95 I think it is quite a steal.

Kit includes: 1-gal. glass fermenting jug. Screw-cap stopper. 3-piece chambered air lock. Racking cane. 4' tubing. Tube clamp. 12" laboratory thermometer. Sanitizer packet. Ingredient mix.

There are also step-by-step instructions to guide you through the process. Sure there may be some additional equipment -pots and pans and stuff- that may be needed, but we're talking about brewing beer here. That is at least a 30 day commitment.

Have any of you guys ever brewed your own brew? Tell us about it in the comment section! I am very tempted to start it up myself, so your input may actually influence my decision.

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Look out, it's Crabzilla, filled with crab meat, lemon, lettuce, mango, oranges, and tomatoes. Not your style, well don't worry, Thomas and Quentin of Fat and Furious are sure to have something that will impress both your tastebuds and your eyes, like the fancy Bun, James Bun below with gold tinfoil-wrapped patties, quail eggs, lettuce, crème fraîche, and mini-octopi.

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When it comes to the dessert, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Erin of Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts has the right idea. She split Oreo cookies, added thick layers of peppermint and chocolate mint cookie dough, re-assembled the cookies, dipped them in chocolate, before finally topping them with pieces of peppermint candy. You can find her full recipe at the link.

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Sometimes we cannot sit idly by and wait for the world to package up and offer us yet another bacon-related product. People, sometimes it is up to us, the interweb nation, to get up from our WoW marathon, hit the kitchen and get makin' with the bacon...jam.

According to the article, bacon jam is "akin to mayonnaise" in so much as it is not just a full on lard fest. The Patch provides a full recipe for you to test drive and why not? Don't we owe to ourselves in this season of giving to give the gift of bacon? In jam form?

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Eating food has become sooooo boring, but thanks to this wacky Japanese invention called the EaTheremine dinner time is now showtime!

Here's how it works:

A research group from the Ochanomizu University in Tokyo has developed a fork-type instrument that plays various sounds when it is used to eat.

Called ‘EaTheremine’ (a word play on ‘Eat’ and ‘Theremin’), the sounds that it makes changes according to the resistance value of the food attached to it.

For example, when the user is eating a piece of carrot, the device will make a ‘crunch’ sound—while eating a piece of fried tempura will cause it to play the sound “Garigori” or “Shori”, depending on the resistance.

--via DesignTAXI

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You're obligated to have some kind of healthy option availble at Christmas dinner, but usually they get ignored in favor of the more tasty treats available. If you actually want people to munch down on the salad though, maybe you should try sprucing it up into a wreath to better fit the holiday season.

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If there's a problem with Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, it's that they're too healthy. Zach Wilkins and Jason Medina have solved that problem by deep frying them in a batter made with Christmas-themed Shiner beer. Thread string through them, hang them on your tree, then eat the cakes when it's time to take it down.

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Bacon, pancakes, marshmallows, chocolate chips and a cranberry--what's not to love about Farmlife Chick's gorgeous Christmas breakfast. It looks simple and fun to make.

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The passion, the tension, the dramatic glances signaling the end of a scene--at Downton Abbey, the sweet splendor is but decoration on a structure as fragile as gingerbread. Curtis Jensen recreated the show's house (the real-life Highclere Castle) with gingerbread.

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This is the most taste-filled nativity scene ever created -even if it is also the most tasteless one at the same time. It's made by legendary Charles Phoenix, the famed creator of Frosty the Cheeseball Man and the tiki Thanksgiving.

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The McRib sandwich has gained a legion of faithful followers since its 1981 debut as a limited-time menu item at McDonald's restaurants across the country, but can those who are on the Mcbandwagon give an honest review of the sandwich?

Jimmy Fallon wanted an honest review, so he got internet food critic Daym Drops to tell it like it is about the notorious McRib.

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Five Italian chefs with big dreams and a whole lotta dough teamed up and broke the record for the world's largest pizza by creating this 131 foot, fifty one thousand pound behemoth.

Dubbed 'Ottavia', this mega-pizza broke a record which stood since 1990, and thereby earned a name that pays homage to first Roman emperor Octavian Augustus.

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Some burger joints already serve food that tastes like paper. But Bob's, a chain in Brazil, had to go a step further and wrap its burgers in completely edible paper. Just apply condiments to the package and bite in:

Playing on their tagline, “Não dá pra controlar,” which, loosely translated, suggests their sandwiches are so irresistible you can’t control yourself, Bob’s burger chain used an edible paper wrapper that allowed consumers to tuck straight into their sandwich and bypass the pesky added step of having to unwrap their meal.

The result? A curious sight that saw diners biting into paper-bundled burgers during the one-day event this month.

Added bonus? Little waste.

Link -via Technabob (where there's a video) | Image: Bob's

Wait -- Mars is made out of candy? Let's go! This Curiosity Rover built by Caltech has given us all the motivation we need:

Crafted by Kevin Isacsson, head chef of the Athaneum, the Pasadena university's private dining club, the rover features pinwheel cookie wheels connected with black licorice, sugared Lego "gears" and gumdrop and M&M "buttons." [...]

Caltech manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which built the rover that is currently exploring the Red Planet. JPL lent Isacsson a model of Curiosity to help him craft the cake version, which took about 10 days. Isacsson has created a gingerbread structure each holiday season for the last eight years he's been at Caltech, but this was his first "scientific" mission.

Link -via That's Nerdalicious! | Photo: S. Bonar

Christmas is coming. Gird yourselves well for its struggles with two essential nutrients: sugar and alcohol. Jelly Shot Test Kitchen designed this recipe, which uses flavored vodka, gelatin, frosting and sprinkles. Don't forget the sprinkles. People have suffered terrible kitchen accidents simply because they thought that sprinkles weren't absolutely necessary.

Link -via Foodbeast