I am always in search of ways to make food storage easier, recently I shared a tip for making a mason jar lid from things in the kitchen. It was a good tip, but this one is a little better. Today we show a DIY mason jar lid cut from a orange juice container. It […]
Year: 2014
How to Use Acid to Identify Limestone
I needed some limestone to work some cement experiments trying to replicate both the Portland cement patent, and to make slaked lime for mortar mix. This meant I had to be able to go about identifying Limestone. Luckily since limestone is calcium carbonate, (a base). Simple chemistry ensures that when it makes contact with […]
How to Make DIY Chalkboard Mason Jar Lids
These DIY chalkboard mason jar lids are great for storage. While it was designed for spices, it can work in the garage for nuts and bolts, or the reloading bench for small parts like shell holders. Simply take a baby food jar (or any other size you want), and paint the lid with chalkboard paint. […]
How to Cook Rice in a Pressure Cooker
Pressure cookers are great for preppers as it cooks things in a fraction of the time using less energy. Today I show how to cook rice in a pressure cooker as a “I wonder if…”. It was just a guess if it would work. It did, and not I am going to show that […]