Tea is different all around the world. The plant is the same, of course: all tea comes from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, but the method of preparation and the equipment used varies by quite a bit. The strong black tea with milk that the English drink is incredibly different from the sweet iced tea of the southern United States or the delicate green tea that’s enjoyed in Japan.
Last Updated Nov 2018 – A muddler is an essential bar or kitchen tool to make cocktails or mocktails. When incorporating fresh fruits or herbs in our drinks, we should keep the texture harsh and visible enough for aesthetic purposes, yet squashed enough to allow them to mix with the drinks. That is where the muddler comes in, and it is an essential tool when you are making famous cocktails like Old-Fashioned and Mojito.
Last Updated Jan 2019 – Lets have a look and see if it’s all it is cracked up to be.Coffee making is an art that only a few can master, and for others there is krups espresseria automatic coffee maker. Real espresso machines (like the ones in your favourite café) cost anything from $5000- $50,000 – which means you would have to drink a lot of coffee at home to get your money back.
There are however many home coffee makers available on the market, and choosing the one that best suits your needs is a bit of a daunting task. One that has been getting a bit of attention lately is the Krups espresso maker.
Last Updated Jan 2019 – If you are like us here at On The Gas – then you probably like the odd refreshing beverage or five. One of the greatest summer (or winter) drinks is the caprioska – vodka muddled with fresh lime a bit of brown sugar and then covered in crushed ice.
There are various ways that you can crush ice some people have one of those flimsy hand ice grinders … which can take forever and break more than often – you can wrap it up in a tea- towel and smash it with a rolling pin (but this can get a bit messy especially after a few drink) You can use the food blenders to crush ice, but it wreaks havoc on the blades. Or you can do it properly and use an electric ice crusher.