Month: August 2012

Make Beef Jerky With a Box Fan

In this video, Alton Brown shows you how to make beef jerky with a box fan and some air filters, for those that don’t have a food dehydrator. I also learned a couple useful/interesting tidbits: To easily cut beef into very narrow strips, first freeze it until it’s practically frozen. Worcesterchire sauce is based on […]

Recipe: Zucchini Chips

If this zucchini chip recipe from Nest—the fabulous DIY blog from CRAFT’s own Meg Allan Cole—doesn’t make you want to eat your veggies, nothing will. Delish! More: Recipe: Microwave Chocolate Zucchini Cake @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Stuff Zucchini with a Power Drill @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Zesty Zucchini And Orzo Salad @Craftzine.com blog

Robot Shield

Mirco Segatello’s Robot Shield is optimized for servo control and has a built-in ultrasonic sensor. Instant robot! The idea behind this post is to bring together some robot designs and trasform them in a new device with new hardware and standard software (arduino of course) and so easier to use. These robots have three things […]