Posts in Snacks
How to make Chocolate - Bean to Bar

Alright let’s go from cacao pod to chocolate bar today on this super-intensive video.

I am not going to lie, although this was a lot of fun, it was also a lot of hard work.

In total, this process took me over 2 months, not because the process takes this long, but because I messed up a few times had to start over, as well as deal with some week-long camera issues that didn’t allow me to film. However in my folly, I learned a lot, and I hope to pass what I learned on so you don’t make the same pitfalls I did.

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How to make ketchup

Have you ever wondered how to make ketchup?

Let’s make some.

It’s actually surprisingly easy. I have seen some of the recipes out there call for it to be cooked for over 8 hours in a slow cooker, which I tested and turns out not to really be necessary. The ketchup I was able to make, not only had the right taste but due to a special ingredient we will add at the end, it also had the same texture as Heinz ketchup.

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How to make mustard

I was wondering how mustard is made, so I looked into it and it turns out to be very simple, and it was really kind of fun to make, so today let’s make some mustard! I love all forms of mustard, but today I wanna hone in on a simple yellow “American style” of mustard.
But I will talk along the way about where the differences in variation come from.

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How to make mayonnaise

Let's talk about how mayonnaise is made. It’s a pretty basic recipe, but I am going to show you two different methods today on how to make it. This recipe is a real lifesaver if you for example need mayonnaise, but you don’t have any. Chances are, you have all of the ingredients to make this stuff laying around already. Additionally, making it yourself allows you to have full control over how it tastes, you can really fine-tune the flavor, or even add additional ingredients.

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How to make Turkish Delights

Alrighty, today let’s make some Turkish delights or Lokum. Fun fact, these confections were apparently what inspired the creation of jelly beans, so it seems like a pretty ideal time to make dive into it. In North America, these are typically sold with red food coloring and rosewater as the flavoring, but they actually come in a variety of flavors. The versions I went with today are flavored with vanilla, almond, and pistachio and I covered in coconut, but I’ll give you some tips if you want to change the flavor

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Cola from Scratch

So today we are going to make some cola, the final product was pretty close to what you might get at the store, but I'll let you guys be the judge. This recipe has three main parts, we need to make the flavoring, which is called 7x for some reason, we need to prepare all of the other components that go into the soda syrup, and we need to cook it all together. All in all, this recipe is actually pretty simple so let's get into.

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