Archive for August, 2009

How Long Do I Grill a Ribeye Steak

How Long Do I Grill a Ribeye Steak?

There aren’t really procedural instructions when it comes to grilling a ribeye steak. One of the problems is the grills used vary from charcoal, to gas, to even electric and they all have different cooking characteristics. Even two different grills of the same type can cook differently. And that’s just the grills.

Then there is the ribeye selection. A poor, low quality ribeye steak can never be as good as a high quality ribeye, and selecting a good quality steak itself requires practice and trial and error.

The best thing to do is check out some sites that specialize in cooking. Two articles that have helped me improve my steak grilling skills are:

The Perfect Grilled Steak – An excellent article at Chef John Folse & Company about how to do the perfect grilled steak. Highly recommended.
http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/meats/beef61.htm

How To Grill A Ribeye Steak – An article from Alderspring Ranch on grilling ribeyes.
http://www.alderspring.com/organic-beef-matters/beef-recipes/grill-a-ribeye-steak/2007/

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What Happens When Batteries Leak

Q. What Happens When Batteries Leak?

A battery leaks when the electrolyte solution of a battery either corrodes the seals due to age, or bursts the seals due to heat expansion.

The gunk you see left over when an alkaline battery leaks is a combination of the alkaline electrolyte in the battery and whatever substance it corroded.

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What Are Political Earmarks

Q.What Are Political Earmarks?

The Congressional Research Service, the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress, defines them as:
“Provisions associated with legislation(appropriations or general legislation) that specify certain congressional spending priorities or in revenue bills that apply to a very limited number of individuals or entities. Earmarks may appear in either the legislative text or report language(committee reports accompanying reported bills and joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report).”

For example, say you have a bill that would develop high speed rail around the country for 1 billion(round number) to be administered by the department of transportation. The usual allocation of the funds would go through an application process administered by the executive branch. But say a senator puts an earmark in that 1 billion, that 100 million of it is for their state or awarded to a specific person/persons in particular. That means if the bill passes, 1/10th of that budget will go to that state or person/persons and only the remainder will be subject to the usual process. That’s an earmark.

What Does DC Shoes Stand for

Q. What Does DC Shoes Stand for?

A. “Droors City” or “Droors City Footwear”. Originally, the company worked in conjunction with a business called Droors which was sold. DC Shoes has had no affiliation with Droors from then on, so it’s just “DC Shoes”.

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Who Founded DC Shoes

Q. Who Founded DC Shoes?

A. DC Shoes was founded by two individuals, Ken Block and Damon Way in ‘93.

They sold the company to QuickSilver in ‘04 for 87 million dollars. Ken Block remained on with the company as “chief brand officer” to oversee design and development.

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how fast can a man run

Q. how fast can a man run?

A. The fastest man on record ran the 100m dash in 9.58 seconds, equaling 23.4 mph. Initial burst speeds have been clocked up to 28 mph, but not for any substantial distance.

The average top running speed is somewhere between 13-20 mph.

Why run when you can drive an SUV to the poor house?

Other info pages:
How Long Did It Take to Build the Great Pyramid
How Long Did It Take to Build the Eiffel Tower

peanut butter quesadillas recipes

peanut butter quesadillas recipes

These taste good, are quick and easy to make, and with a little variation, can serve multiple purposes.

The basic recipe is a 10 inch tortilla, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, and a buttered fry pan. Spread the peanut butter evenly on the tortilla, fold in half, then fry each side till golden brown or color you like it.

Add jelly, jam, or preserves for a “peanut butter and jelly” experience. We’re partial to strawberry preserves in our home.

For a nice breakfast twist to it, slice a banana lengthwise and lay out on the peanut butter covered tortilla, then spread around 1 teaspoon of honey over it all, fold over fry as above. Good quick breakfast food.

Use whole wheat tortillas and no sugar added peanut butter for an even healthier snack.

Found this info on making aluminum can airplanes. I’d been working with aluminum cans to build backpacking gear for a while. When looking for sites on making gear, I stumbled across this hobby. Here are the better links I’ve come across…

http://www.allaboutbeer.com/features/235airplane.html
A detailed free plan for how to make an aluminum can biplane. The best free instructions I’ve been able to find, the one I’ve chosen to do with my kids.

http://www.bcair.com/
This one, B.C.Air Originals(bcair.com), sells instructions for how to make aluminum can airplanes in PDF format at 10 bucks each. The pdf’s appear to include scale cut outs and good visuals. They look easy to follow and they have plans for some very cool designs, like a helicopter, a fighter jet, and a P-38 to name the ones that stuck out to me. If the kids like the biplane enough, and I find myself unsure about making something more advanced without further instruction, I might spring for one.

http://www.candoplanes.com/
Finally, if you just can’t build it but want one anyway, you can order a very large variety pre-made from
Candoplanes.com. They have a surprisingly wide selection of planes, including an Sr-71 and a B-29, interesting to look at.

If you know of any other good resources, please post them in the comments and I may add them to the article. Have fun!

Q. How Long Do I Cook a Two Pound Meatloaf?

A. Bake a two pound meat loaf at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

How Long to Boil Pork Ribs

This can vary due to people’s taste, but we’ll usually boil pork ribs on a medium-high for 60 minutes before moving the ribs to either the barbecue or the oven. We find that this time consistently leads to meat that easily comes off the bone after barbecue or oven. Have some friends who like shorter cook times, but their ribs seem to come out less consistent than ours.

It’s typically a lot easier to cut the ribs up before boiling, but I’ve seen friends insist on the whole rack, just requires a really big pot or some really small ribs. If you don’t have a need for a whole rack in one piece, definitely cut the ribs up while they are still cold with slightly frozen centers. We find they cut the easiest that way.