The concern with burned, charred or grilled foods is with a class of chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are products of combustion of carbon-containing chemicals (a group that includes essentially...

I doubt it was aluminum oxide — considering ion activities, pH of boiling water, etc. Most probably it was just calcium carbonate.

as it freezes. store bought ice is already solid when you toss it in, so no worries there. baking soda is supposed to help, and i suppose activated carbon might too. ed

I was curious about this too: http://www.vegsource.com/jo/qa/qasugar.htm "Over half of the cane refineries in the United States use bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) as their activated carbon source. The bone char used

I found Old Lisbon a little disappointing. It’s very homestyle, favoring large portions over pizzazz in the preparation. It’s not actively bad, but the caldo verde and pork and clams were both a little dull. Nothing a...

Wow, thanks for the tip — this is good news! I use one of the co2 charged seltzer bottles, but it never reaches the same level of carbonation. Of course, even with that lying around friends are always trying to pull a...

for a while to "activate" it. That seems kinda wasteful. . . Your thoughts, please? Thanks!

Easiest one I can think of is yogurt. You just need some starter and milk. Any decent yogurt labelled "with active cultures" should work.

that NEED high heat, in at least their initial stages. Roasting spices, Softening corn tortillas in oil. Probably browning meats (I’m just guessing, as I’m a vegetarian.) That’s just a start. I’ve ruined at...

I agree to the extent that people need to reduce their carbon footprint. I’m a big fan of local produce, and living in an apartment (and moving on a regular basis for work) does not really allow for me to grow my own...

Thanks for your reply! I now don’t feel so bad that we ended up skipping out on the class in favor of spending our money on tickets to Monster Jam (we’re both in debt students, so a choice had to be made and big...

'd call them, made the phones ring off the hook with customers wondering why their water smelled like a stagnant pond. The best solution for the Taste and Odor problem was activated carbon, like Brita filters. Activated carbon is...

than Eddie V’s, but the prices don’t reflect it. First Impressions: The menu is basically a carbon copy of Eddie V’s, so looking at it we knew what the expect. When our waiter came over he mentioned he was in the Management...

I saw this make-your-own rootbeer kit in a, yet another crappy, catalog I receive for no apparent reason: http://www.hearthsong.com/hearthsong/product.do?section_id=3&bc=1005&pgc=367&sv=2494&cmvalue=HS|3|CRAFTS%20%20ACTIVITIES...

About 6 weeks ago Wink (in cans) and most other C-Plus products ‘disappeared’ from all my local grocery stores. A few stores still stock the 2 litre bottles, but these are inconvenient as the carbonation has...