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Sep 18, 2024 | 
pumpsandsystems.com | Dillon Fernando |Amin Almasi |Sean Helmbrecht |Eric Hammock
Vibration is natural but must be carefully monitored. Over the past three decades, variable frequency drives (VFDs) have become essential for optimizing pump systems, and for good reason. Equipping pump applications with VFDs ensures easier maintenance, lower startup power requirements and increased efficiency compared to fixed speed drives. Installing VFDs results in time and cost savings and provides a broader speed range, enhancing flexibility.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
Michael Voltaggio's White Pizza Lets You Have Avocado Toast For Dinner Jesse Grant/Getty Images As a popular breakfast and brunch item, avocado toast has risen from a trendy dish to a treasured favorite in recent years. The basic avocado toast comes as mashed or sliced avocado atop a hearty piece of toast, with seasonings and other toppings to taste — it's completely customizable. This hallmark of avocado toast inspired "Top Chef" season 6 winner Michael Voltaggio to transform this morning...
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
How Bobby Flay Actually Feels About Smash Burgers Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In recent years, our cravings for the smash burger have grown to new and delicious heights. While smash burgers are trending upward, the technique for making this type of flat-pattied burger has been around for decades. Still, not everyone is 100% sold. And, when it comes to chef Bobby Flay, he still prefers his burger patties to be on the thicker side. In a smash burger, ground beef is smashed into a flat...
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
The Pre-Grilling Step To Achieve Perfect, Succulent Lobster Every Time Lauripatterson/Getty Images For many, luxury and decadence can be defined by lobster, and for others, lobster served on a roll is a seasonal, staple food. While lobster is often completely poached or steamed in preparation, the crustacean can also be enjoyed with a smoky flare during the grilling season. And although grilling lobster can be difficult to master, chef Geoffrey Zakarian advocates for poaching your lobster...
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
msn.com | Dillon Fernando
From slicing watermelon with a Pringles can to serving cake in wine glasses, TikTok food hacks push the boundaries of traditional food preparation and make it fun to try something new.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
The Caramelized Onion Swap For Quicker Patty Melt Sandwiches Bhofack2/Getty Images There are several variations of the classic American cheeseburger, but perhaps none is more satisfying than the patty melt. The patty melt essentially converts the cheeseburger into sandwich form. Instead of being between a bun, the burger patty is between two slices of pan toasted sandwich bread with melted cheese and caramelized onions. Caramelized onions add a sweet, jammy layer to the patty melt, but they...
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
msn.com | Dillon Fernando
There's nothing like a homemade pot pie. Getting a spoonful of the crisp, buttery crust and the warm, luscious filling is a comforting play of textures and flavors. And renowned cookbook author Ina Garten is no stranger to pot pies, boasting a delicious and hearty chicken pot pie in her repertoire. But for an added crunch, Garten has a simple last-minute addition she incorporates into her pot pies: salt. The salt in this case isn't your typical table salt, but two types of sea salt.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
The Simple Way Ina Garten Adds A Bit Of Crunch To Pot Pies Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock There's nothing like a homemade pot pie. Getting a spoonful of the crisp, buttery crust and the warm, luscious filling is a comforting play of textures and flavors. And renowned cookbook author Ina Garten is no stranger to pot pies, boasting a delicious and hearty chicken pot pie in her repertoire. But for an added crunch, Garten has a simple last-minute addition she incorporates into her pot pies: salt....
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
The Key Difference Between Raspberry Sauce And Coulis LipeBorges_Foto/Shutterstock In many parts of the U.S., raspberries are abundant throughout the summer season, and one sweet way to enjoy these succulent, tart berries is by cooking them down with sugar. But if you want to get beyond jam, there are two additional methods for doing so — one being a sauce, and the other, a coulis. And while the two might appear and even taste similar, the difference between them comes down to the final...
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
tastingtable.com | Dillon Fernando
The Spicy Way Padma Lakshmi Elevates Crab Cakes DFree/Shutterstock A crab cake is a classic American staple in the summertime, with the sweetness of the crab standing out from the other ingredients. But with something as delicate as crab, former "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi balances the sweetness with a spicy ingredient to take her version of the dish back to her Indian heritage: hot green chilis. At first thought, the idea of using something hot in spice level may seem counterintuitive, but...
