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Vacuum Bags Explained: Why Thickness and Quality Matter

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Vacuum Bags Explained: Why Thickness and Quality Matter

Why a 140 ยตm Italian embossed bag outperforms a 70-90 ยตm budget bag: film thickness, PA/PE laminate, embossing pattern, seal strength and how the film is made.
Imperia manual pasta machine rolling fresh pasta sheets

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How to Choose a Pasta Machine: A Buyer's Guide

Manual roller, motor or extruder? How to choose the best pasta machine for your kitchen, how to use one, and how to keep it going for decades.
Tomato puree in a glass jar with fresh tomatoes

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Passata vs Tomato Puree: What's the Difference?

Passata is sieved tomato that's never reduced; puree is cooked down and thicker. Here's how they differ, when to swap them, and how Melbourne families make passata at home.
Whole peeled tomatoes in glass jars

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Homemade Whole Peeled Tomatoes Recipe

Pomodori pelati at home: how to blanch, peel, jar and preserve whole tomatoes so they're ready for sauces all year.
Homemade kombucha in a glass jar

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How to Make Kombucha at Home

What kombucha is, what's in our homemade version, and how to brew your own fermented tea at home.
Bottle of homemade wine vinegar

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How to Make Homemade Vinegar

Turn wine into your own vinegar with a glass demijohn and a vinegar mother. Ten simple steps, from setting up to ageing.
Making passata at home with a tomato machine

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How to Make Passata at Home

Our family passata recipe: choosing tomatoes, picking a manual or electric machine, making the sauce and bottling it to last the year.
Bottling homemade pickled olives

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How to Make Pickled Olives at Home

A traditional recipe for pickling olives at home with water, vinegar, herbs and spices. Simple to make, it just takes a little patience.

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