The World's Easiest Lava Lamp! This is an easy, fun science activity that is great for any age. In fact, our video crew ended up taking the extra bottles home to show their friends. It is also a great demonstration of liquid density, the release of gases in a chemical reaction, acids and bases, intermolecular polarity, and well, just plain science coolness.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to make a magnificent lamp with used cooking oil, a glass, cotton, rock salt, and a stick. Save money and energy by recycling household supplies to make a nifty lamp that will prove your resourcefulness.
This how to video cooking tutorial shows you how to make a heart healthy cumin crusted fish recipe using canola oil. Watch and learn how easy it is to prepare this meal, it is a fantastic way to incorporate seafood into your family's diet.
In this cooking HowTo video Ellen Pruden features a recipe that any pasta lover should know how to do. Watch as she makes homemade classic pasta sauce using heart healthy canola oil.
If the ornate dim sum ceremony scares you, try making the delicious food at home. This recipe shows how to make this traditional Chinese dish. You will need pork , shrimp, wonton wrappers, salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make shu mai Chinese dim sum from Thai chef Kai.
Beef can go a long way besides making a hamburger. This Thai dish is unusual and savory. You will need beef, garlic, sugar, salt, oyster sauce, black sesame oil, sesame seeds, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make deep fried beef jerky with Thai chef Kai.
You can find these wings at a Chinese restaurant or fast food take out, but make your own instead of paying that much. You will need chicken wings, chicken stock, sugar, vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, soy sauce, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make Chinese chicken wings.
In this how to video Chef Paul shows you how to make orange zest. Orange zest is just that colorful peel of the orange that is full of citrus oils. This oil filled zest is great for garnishes or flavoring dishes.
Ever had a computer fan that started to sound like it was grinding flour or mowing the lawn? In lieu of purchasing a replacement fan, you might try reviving it with motor oil, any average bottle of which will last for years and thousands of fans. Learn how in this video tutorial.
Make your own wood polish with ingredients from your kitchen pantry. Watch this Home & Garden how to video and learn to use mineral oil, lemon oil, and wax to create recipes that will keep your furniture looking like new. Keep watching and see how the homemade natural polish should be applied.
This video tutorial shows how to make a cool beer glass out of a beer bottle. This is also a great trick for cutting the bottle; forget the glass cutter or tricks with string and acetone. Just pour oil up to the level where you want the bottle cut off and place a red-hot piece of metal into it. Because of the great heat conductivity of oil and at the poor heat conductivity of glass, it will expand at the edge of the oil surface, cracking in a nice even line. Watch this instructional video and...
How do you make a water based finish look more like oil-based finish. Its a common problem since water-based finishes are "water-white", which means they don't impart any color to the wood. This can be great in certain situations, but not so great when you want your project to have that warm glow to it. In this woodworking tutorial, you will learn how to use dye, shellac, and boiled linseed oil to try to spice up our water-based finish.
Watch this cooking tutorial to learn how to stir fry ginger with pork, scallops and clams. Ingredients:
Check out this how to video to learn how to make Tuscan T-bone. Experience a new video cookbook with delicious summertime recipes, perfect for your picnic basket or backyard BBQ table.
Have those shiny surfaces in your bathroom or kitchen stopped shining? Watch this video to learn how to clean shiny surfaces with baby oil to bring back their glisten.
Beauty products don't have to cost an arm and a leg. You can make your own night cream for a fraction of the price. This homemade olive oil night cream is meant for oily skin, with vinegar to help restore your skin's pH balance.
This video is a demonstration of painting two horses in a modernist style using oil paints. Watch and learn the techniques the artist uses to create this work of art.
This video is a demonstration of painting a modern work with elements surrealism. The composition includes elements of cubism in the background, a simplified face, flat spacial depth, and a fantastical positioning of a candle. The work is done in oil paints.
Scented candles don't have anything on this Moujan creation. The best part is that it's "Hella simple."
Watch this how to video to learn how to make Indian jalebi. This popular Indian treat is perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Watch as Manjula show you how to prepare puri, a puffed Indian flat bread. For this recipe you will need:
This is a step by step DIY tutorial of how to change the oil in your push mower.
Watch this cooking tutorial to learn how to make fried rice. for best results, use day-old leftover rice and stir fry all your liquid ingredients first before adding in rice to ensure that your fried rice won't be soggy.
Beef broccoli is a very popular dish. To prepare this dish you will need flank steak, soy sauce, ground black pepper, fish sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, cooking wine (optional) cooking oil, garlic cloves, water and broccoli.
This is a healthier twist on the classic “Orange Chicken.” The main problem with the Chinese take-out version is that the pieces of chicken are first dipped in a batter, fried in oil, then wok fried again in the spicy, sweet orange glaze. While very delicious if done right, it is incredible high in calories. So, be warned, my version uses no oil and should not be compared to the style you many be used to.
This video shows you how to care for your wooden spoons. Mineral oil is the best thing to use on your wooden spoons. Mineral oil also works for your wooden cutting boards and counter top.
A good stain and varnish can add shine and luster to any piece of wood furniture. Check out these simple steps for staining wood. You will need a painter drop cloth, 2 or 3 1 inch foam brushes, fine grit sandpaper, tack cloth, couple of towels or rags, oil base wood stain and oil base satin varnish.
A traditional Italian sauce, pesto contains fresh basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil. Try it with pasta or in recipes. You will need basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, pinenuts and extra virgin olive oil. In place of the pinenuts you can substitute cashews or not use nuts at all. This sauce can be frozen in an air tight container.
Unless you're a high-schooler building a nuclear fusion reactor, the hardest part of a science investigatory project often is coming up with a good idea. You want it to be cool yet feasible, novel but still useful.
In this clip from Fine Living, learn how to press fresh olive oil on your own. Nothing tastes as great with a Mediterranean meal as fresh pressed olive oil. Learn the differences between virgin and extra virgin and everything in between in this helpful clip.
Got a deck of standard playing cards? Looking for your next great illusion? Look no further. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the classic "million dollar" card trick. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.
Your tooth is throbbing, your head is pounding, and the oral surgeon can't see you until this afternoon. You'll need something to take the edge off until the good doctor can fit you in.
Oil can absolutely ruin a nice fabric with an unsightly stain. This tutorial video will teach you how to clean up an oil spill on a delicate fabric.
Knowing how and when to change the oil and filter in your bike is an essential part of maintaining your motorcycle. This video demonstrates how to perform a motorcycle oil change.
Luci Lock shows you how to easily and quickly make your own rosemary flavored olive oils. Its a great way to avoid the hefty price tag and often questionable processing of commercially available flavored oils.
Luci Lock shows you how to avoid the heavy price tag and unhealthy processing of commercial flavored olive oils. You'll love this simple and delicious recipe for garlic chili olive oil.
Big Tony the plumber discusses the home heating oil fuel tank and how to use a gauge indicator to check the amount of oil in your tank.
Why spend money on fancy garlic-flavored olive oil when you can make it yourself at home? Karen Holmes shows how to add pizzazz to a favorite dish with this easy and elegant garlic olive oil.
It doesn't matter what type of cuisine you're cooking - more likely than not, you're tossing the ingredients in a pan and smearing oil all over it for extra succulence (as well as to coat the pan). While a healthy dose of oil every day is vital for absorbing vitamins and nutrients, getting too much oil will land you in heart attack town.
Fish & chips is the most popular fish meal in the country, & you can make it yourself instead of paying a fortune at your local fish eatery. The special ingredient for these fish and chips… beer.
