Rick and Eric talk about what to give then donating food to a food pantry. We read from a great post on Foodlets on what kinds of foods they need. Also we suggest your local animal shelter - find yours here -, and Rick likes Heifer International. Shop at The Home Depot and GardenFork gets...
Best Cast Iron Seasoning Instructions - GF Video
The best cast iron seasoning instructions, hands down. First watch the video, then read more about our easy step by step process to restore cast iron. At the end of this article are links to how to remove rust from cast iron and how to remove the seasoning from cast iron, where to buy cast...
Rugelach Recipe From My Grandmother - GF Video
Our rugelach recipe is based on the on my Grandmother and Mom for the Christmas holiday. We also called Rugelach 'roll-ups' not sure why, maybe it was easier to say. But, Rugelachs are easy to make, and with Eric's recipe for rugelach, you can too. Our family's version of rugelach used the classic nut -...
DIY Christmas Cards, DIY Rocketry, DIY Yogurt - GF Radio 363
Make your own DIY Christmas cards, how makers are going into space, and how to make yogurt by GF listener Tish on GardenFork Radio this week. Rick tell us of a new portable backup device for your digital photos. This is great for when you are on vacation and want to back up the photos...
Easy way to make yogurt by Tish
From a GardenFork Fan, an easy way to make yogurt using your oven. You don't need special equipment, its easy to make, here's how. Below this yogurt recipe are links to our how to make yogurt videos and more fermentation stuff. I recommend one special tool; a probe thermometer with an alarm that notifies you...
Soap On Cast Iron and Restoring Cast Iron Videos
I'll be posting a more thorough how to season cast iron series here soon, with more photos and information, but I wanted to get these up on the site for you all. And the last video in this list here is our excellent cast iron cornbread, check it out. Watch our how to remove rust...
New Podcasts We Like and Cooking Turkey GFR 362
Good podcasts to listen to and lessons learned on grilling and frying turkeys start off the show, and we talk about viewer mail from Rick on the Left Coast about Eggs. Eric was tasked with cooking two turkeys on Thanksgiving, one deep fried like we do in this video, and one grilled on a Weber...
Thanksgiving Emergencies, Eggs, & Cameras - GF Radio 361
How to defrost a turkey? Rick and Eric tell you how to do this. Based on the info from the epic how to defrost meat quickly video, the Thanksgiving experts save the holidays. Or at least we think we do. And we talk about the new news that its OK to eat eggs again. We've...
Cast Iron Cornbread Recipe Video
Here's my go to cast iron corn bread recipe for most weekends at the house. Cornbread goes with so many of the dishes we make, I have the ingredients in my head. Melt fat, mix dry, add wet, pour into pan. I love cornbread. I'm not sure when the first time I ever had cornbread...
Pressure Cooker Braised Pork with White Beans and Peas Video
I love cooking with my pressure cooker and this braised pork recipe what white beans is to me the quintessential fall and winter recipe. Cut up some pork, with some dried beans, add onions, some herbs, in for the pressure cooker 30 minutes later you're done. Isn't that amazing? I could probably eat white beans...
Pressure Cooker Reviews, What To Buy?
Here are a couple of pressure cooker reviews if you're thinking of buying a pressure cooker, and a good cookbook to go along with it. Electric Pressure Cookers I have become a convert to the electric pressure cooker, notably the Instant Pot. You can buy the Instant Pot model I use here. (affiliate link) Watch...
DIY Rolling Garage Shelves - GF Video
Build these DIY rolling garage shelves and make your basement or garage more organized and save some bucks. Shelving units with wheels are expensive, here's how I added caster wheels to my existing garage shelving units. You can build the DIY rolling garage shelves either as a light-duty or heavy duty version. Light duty would be...
Oyster Mushroom Hunting - GF Video
Here's a mushroom hunting video about some really amazing oyster mushrooms we found growing along the side of the road right near our house A few things to keep in mind when you're going mushroom hunting: bring along several identification books we like a couple that we listed at the end of the video here...
Hanging Shelves On A Concrete Wall or Brick Wall DIY Video
Hanging shelves on a concrete wall, or a brick wall? Learn how to drill into brick and cement with our how to video. There are links to the tools you will need, and more DIY videos below the video player here. Keep in mind when you are hanging shelves on a concrete wall you're going...
Best Beginning Beekeeping Books
These are the two best beginning beekeeping books, and I've bought more than my fair share of beekeeping books. Kim Flottum's The Backyard Beekeeper, I think, is one of the best books. This is actually the book that introduced me to beekeeping. I was in our local bookstore just looking around and I ran across...
Winter Beekeeping Preparation Checklist
Getting honeybees ready for winter, aka winter beekeeping preparation, is one of those things that can fall off the list for beekeepers, probably not a good thing. I believe if you just leave your hives as is, most will perish. Below we have several videos on getting honeybees ready for winter, but first of all,...
How To Pick A Generator For Home Use
How to pick a generator is the first step in hooking up a generator to your house. Here's my experience in figuring out what kind and size portable generator you need to power your home during a power outage. Figuring out how what size or wattage generator to buy a is the first step in...
Eric Reads Viewer Mail GF Radio 360
On this episode of GardenFork Radio we talk about standing desks and how you can make one from IKEA parts. We also talk about how to use Evernote to keep your to do list and how Evernote can be very very simple or very complicated. Our new website is powered by StudioPress Themes for WordPress...