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How to Choose the Right Bread Dough Mixer

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If you are in the restaurant business you probably know how important a commercial dough mixer machine is to your restaurant. Mixing a batch of dough by hand and kneading it properly can take close to half an hour. An industrial dough mixer cuts that time down to mere moments and spares you a tremendous amount of effort. This is especially important if you want to offer quality pizza, which Americans report to be their number one comfort food. As you consider a dough mixer machine, you’ve probably noticed that there are planetary mixers and spiral mixers. Which one should you choose, and what are the benefits of each?

The Spiral Mixer

The spiral mixer is so-called because it uses a spiral-shaped hook to spin through and knead the dough. They can come in a variety of speeds to facilitate dough development, and of course, they also come in a variet Continue reading →

7 Health Benefits of Eating Peanuts

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We all know the smooth, creamy delicious appeal of peanut butter. On its own or paired with another complementary food item, such as jelly or bananas, the allure of peanut butter is hard to resist, and peanut butter is good for you because it is filled with nutritional value. It’s hard to imagine life without peanut butter, but it appeared not too long ago, in 1904 at the World’s Fair in Saint Louis. Thinking of peanut butter leads to another question: have you ever asked yourself: is a peanut a nut — or a vegetable?

That is actually a very good question! We’ll get to the answer of the question about “is a peanut a nut” at the end of this piece. In the meantime, here are seven great health facts about peanuts–plus one bonus fact. These peanut facts are related to the benefits and advantages of peanuts.

So while you are pondering the question about “is a peanut a nut”, you may al Continue reading →

A Beer Container For Every Season

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Does it matter what beer containers you use to keep your favorite beverage in? You bet it does. You can’t put the drink of the gods into any old beer containers, so here’s what you need to know to choose the right beer containers for your brew.

Beer Containers: Cans

Before you scoff, there are some benefits to beer in cans. But let’s start with the basics. Bottles have been around 4,000 years or so. Before that, you got your beer in a tankard or flask at your local pub, or you carried it home in a bucket if you wanted some. Then we started putting it in bottles, and while that was cool, it was also heavy. The first canned beers appeared in 1935 and revolutionized the industry. They were far lighter than any bottles, meaning it was easier to buy a lot at a time. They were much quicker to get chilled, which is always a plus. They were also cheaper to produce, and that meant it became cheaper for you to buy your beer. Again another plus for everyone. Finally, because t Continue reading →

What are Microgreens, and What Can You Do With Them?

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If you’re at all interested in nutrition, you’ve almost certainly heard of organic micro greens. These little powerhouses of nutrition are a tiny form of edible plants that come from nearly any kind of vegetable, herb, or plant that humans can eat. True leaves microgreens are harvested just after the first true leaves have emerged, and are usually between 1 and 1.5 inches long. Now you know what organic micro greens basically are: what should you do with them?

Storing Organic Micro Greens

Always put your micro green varieties in a closed container and keep them at temperatures between 38 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Never freeze them, as this can cause some varieties to turn brown or black.

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Working with an Office Coffee Vendor to Install a Coffee Machine at Your Workplace

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If you run or manage a business, it is likely that you already understand and appreciate the value of keeping your employees happy and satisfied while they are at their workplace. Happy and satisfied employees can stay motivated and productive for longer and can find it a lot easier to provide their best performance so that your company can move forward. One of the best ways to ensure that your employees remain satisfied and focused at the workplace is to arrange for the adequate refreshments. Taking breaks from work and indulging in their favorite refreshments can definitely allow your employees to remain free of the monotony and tedium of work and one of the best things to accomplish this is coffee. Coffee is a universally popular beverage and providing your employees with coffee at the workplace can have a number of important benefits.

Offering coffee at the workplace as a means of refreshment for employees has been a strategy that companies have adopted for many years. Continue reading →

The Popularity Of Ice Cream

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When summer rolls around and the heat really sets in, many people in the United States (particularly those who are living in traditionally warmer climates) get a craving for ice cream. Even if ice cream isn’t your favorite, options like a frozen yogurt cup or a gelato cup have become plentiful. But no matter what the frozen treat of your choosing it, there’s no denying that frozen treats like a gelato cup or an ice cream cone have become widely and wildly popular in all parts of the United States, especially during the summer. in fact, more ice cream is produced and sold during the month of June than in any other part of the year.

Ice cream is still the most popular frozen dessert in the United States, loved for its creaminess and for its sweetness and for the wide variety of flavors that are now offered – though vanilla still reigns supreme as the most popular ic Continue reading →