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How to use bottle sealing wax granules.

How to use bottle sealing wax granules.

Sealing your homemade wine, beer, vinegar, cider or olive oil provides an airtight seal prefect for long time storage and adds a touch of class to each bottle.  Below are...

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How to use bottle sealing wax granules.

Sealing your homemade wine, beer, vinegar, cider or olive oil provides an airtight seal prefect for long time storage and adds a touch of class to each bottle.  Below are...

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How to safely make salami: Tuscan salami recipe

How to safely make salami: Tuscan salami recipe

Some essential tips for making salami and a delicious Tuscan Salami recipe! When making any cured foods being sanitary is paramount or you may make someone sick. Because of the warm,...

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How to safely make salami: Tuscan salami recipe

Some essential tips for making salami and a delicious Tuscan Salami recipe! When making any cured foods being sanitary is paramount or you may make someone sick. Because of the warm,...

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Who is Fabio Leonardi?

Who is Fabio Leonardi?

Fabio Leonardi produces some of the finest tomato milling machines, meat grinders and other household or commercial kitchen appliances. Fabio Leonardi made the first tomato crusher in 1917. For over...

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Who is Fabio Leonardi?

Fabio Leonardi produces some of the finest tomato milling machines, meat grinders and other household or commercial kitchen appliances. Fabio Leonardi made the first tomato crusher in 1917. For over...

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Sandy and Kassi's African Olive Recipe

Sandy and Kassi's African Olive Recipe

In 2013 our e-commerce coordinator went back to South Africa to visit her family and arrived just as her Mother's 100 olive trees were fruiting. With little else calling on her...

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Sandy and Kassi's African Olive Recipe

In 2013 our e-commerce coordinator went back to South Africa to visit her family and arrived just as her Mother's 100 olive trees were fruiting. With little else calling on her...

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Torta di Natale al Cioccolato

Torta di Natale al Cioccolato

Christmas Chocolate Cake This beautiful chocolate cake may be wrapped in glad wrap or aluminium foil and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few months.  Ingredients:...

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Torta di Natale al Cioccolato

Christmas Chocolate Cake This beautiful chocolate cake may be wrapped in glad wrap or aluminium foil and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few months.  Ingredients:...

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Bonnies Feta Cheese Recipe

Bonnies Feta Cheese Recipe

This recipe makes approximately 500 - 700 grams of Feta.  Ingredients: 4 litres of milk 1/2 tsp mesophilic cheese culture 2ml liquid rennet 1ml calcium chloride 1/4 tsp lipase powder...

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Bonnies Feta Cheese Recipe

This recipe makes approximately 500 - 700 grams of Feta.  Ingredients: 4 litres of milk 1/2 tsp mesophilic cheese culture 2ml liquid rennet 1ml calcium chloride 1/4 tsp lipase powder...

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Fermented Honey with Garlic recipe

Fermented Honey with Garlic recipe

This fermented garlic flavoured honey is the secret ingredient that will take your vinaigrettes to a new level. Add variety by infusing the honey with lavender flowers, rosemary or other...

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Fermented Honey with Garlic recipe

This fermented garlic flavoured honey is the secret ingredient that will take your vinaigrettes to a new level. Add variety by infusing the honey with lavender flowers, rosemary or other...

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Hot Italian Salami Recipe

Hot Italian Salami Recipe

This recipe makes approximately 3-6 cacciatore salami depending on the size of the casings used.  Ingredients: 1kg pork (roughly 30% fat to 70% meat)20-50ml red wine (depending on the dryness...

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Hot Italian Salami Recipe

This recipe makes approximately 3-6 cacciatore salami depending on the size of the casings used.  Ingredients: 1kg pork (roughly 30% fat to 70% meat)20-50ml red wine (depending on the dryness...

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FREE Cleaver Cabinet and salami making demonstration

FREE Cleaver Cabinet and salami making demonstr...

Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, for an introductory demonstration into basics of salami making. Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with...

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FREE Cleaver Cabinet and salami making demonstr...

Join Dave Cann, founder and owner of CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets, for an introductory demonstration into basics of salami making. Start your salami making journey or expand your knowledge base with...

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Passata Tomato Sauce Making Recipe - Cooked Method

Passata Tomato Sauce Making Recipe - Cooked Method

Gangi and D'Aquino Family Passata RecipeMakes approximately 12 bottles.  Ingredients:  1 box or approx 10kg of tomatoesSaltOlive oil4 large bunches of basil, finely chopped8 brown onions, diced Equipment:A large container...

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Passata Tomato Sauce Making Recipe - Cooked Method

Gangi and D'Aquino Family Passata RecipeMakes approximately 12 bottles.  Ingredients:  1 box or approx 10kg of tomatoesSaltOlive oil4 large bunches of basil, finely chopped8 brown onions, diced Equipment:A large container...

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Passata Making Recipe - Raw Method

Passata Making Recipe - Raw Method

There's more than one way of making passata. Some people bottle hot passata, others process the tomatoes through the machine raw, bottle the passata and then cook it with the...

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Passata Making Recipe - Raw Method

There's more than one way of making passata. Some people bottle hot passata, others process the tomatoes through the machine raw, bottle the passata and then cook it with the...

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Last order dates for delivery by Christmas 2022

Last order dates for delivery by Christmas 2022

Update from Australia Post for our WA customers:  The current extreme weather and flooding have caused significant damage and closure of rail lines and major roads. This is continuing to...

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Last order dates for delivery by Christmas 2022

Update from Australia Post for our WA customers:  The current extreme weather and flooding have caused significant damage and closure of rail lines and major roads. This is continuing to...

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It's Tomato Season!

It's Tomato Season!

It's Tomato Season! Making passata or tomato purée is an honoured tradition bringing families together to take advantage of the fresh tomatoes of the season. Communities from around the Mediterranean have...

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It's Tomato Season!

It's Tomato Season! Making passata or tomato purée is an honoured tradition bringing families together to take advantage of the fresh tomatoes of the season. Communities from around the Mediterranean have...

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It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas!

It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas!

Home Make It is here for your last minute Christmas gift shopping. If you can't find anything in our extensive range,  have a look at our Food & Beverage Courses or Gift & Course Vouchers -...

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It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas!

Home Make It is here for your last minute Christmas gift shopping. If you can't find anything in our extensive range,  have a look at our Food & Beverage Courses or Gift & Course Vouchers -...

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Getting Ready For Santa 2018

Getting Ready For Santa 2018

Getting Ready For Santa! With Christmas rapidly approaching, it's time to explore the many options Home Make It offers for the makers in your life. In store at Clayton &...

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Getting Ready For Santa 2018

Getting Ready For Santa! With Christmas rapidly approaching, it's time to explore the many options Home Make It offers for the makers in your life. In store at Clayton &...

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November Days - But Remember, Christmas Is Less Than 6 Weeks Away!

November Days - But Remember, Christmas Is Less...

Christmas is fast approaching! Home Make It offers a wide range, making it easy to find the perfect gift for the makers in your life. We have books, kitchen gadgets,...

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November Days - But Remember, Christmas Is Less...

Christmas is fast approaching! Home Make It offers a wide range, making it easy to find the perfect gift for the makers in your life. We have books, kitchen gadgets,...

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A Busy Festival Season

A Busy Festival Season

A Busy Festival Season This October Home Make It very proudly supported the Melbourne Salami Festa 2018 & the Australian National Homebrewing Conference 2018. Both events were hugely successful, bringing together makers from...

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A Busy Festival Season

A Busy Festival Season This October Home Make It very proudly supported the Melbourne Salami Festa 2018 & the Australian National Homebrewing Conference 2018. Both events were hugely successful, bringing together makers from...

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All Grain Brewing Is Easier Than You Think!

All Grain Brewing Is Easier Than You Think!

All Grain Brewing All grain brewing can be a mystifying & daunting area for new brewers to explore. Given the wide range of extract tins, & now fresh wort kits,...

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All Grain Brewing Is Easier Than You Think!

All Grain Brewing All grain brewing can be a mystifying & daunting area for new brewers to explore. Given the wide range of extract tins, & now fresh wort kits,...

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Making Cheese Is Easier Than You Think!

Making Cheese Is Easier Than You Think!

Cheese making is easier than you think!

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Making Cheese Is Easier Than You Think!

Cheese making is easier than you think!

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A New Season With A Spring In Our Step!

A New Season With A Spring In Our Step!

A New Season With A Spring In Our Step! Last minute gift ideas for Dad on Father's Day include Home Make It Gift Vouchers, Course/Workshop Vouchers, Brew Kits, Home Brew...

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A New Season With A Spring In Our Step!

A New Season With A Spring In Our Step! Last minute gift ideas for Dad on Father's Day include Home Make It Gift Vouchers, Course/Workshop Vouchers, Brew Kits, Home Brew...

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Look Out, It's Father's Day!

Look Out, It's Father's Day!

That's right, Father's Day is almost upon us - Sunday, 2nd of September! If your Dad is a maker, Home Make It has great gift ideas!

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Look Out, It's Father's Day!

That's right, Father's Day is almost upon us - Sunday, 2nd of September! If your Dad is a maker, Home Make It has great gift ideas!

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Winter Rolls On... (But The End Is In Sight)

Winter Rolls On... (But The End Is In Sight)

Winter rolls on. It's been a busy season for salami makers, with cold days, & colder nights. But, the solstice has passed, the days are getting longer, & the weather is beginning...

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Winter Rolls On... (But The End Is In Sight)

Winter rolls on. It's been a busy season for salami makers, with cold days, & colder nights. But, the solstice has passed, the days are getting longer, & the weather is beginning...

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Winter Is Coming!

Winter Is Coming!

Winter is coming & the cooler months offer the ideal opportunity for making it at home! Salami & cured meats, cheese & beer - now is the time to get...

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Winter Is Coming!

Winter is coming & the cooler months offer the ideal opportunity for making it at home! Salami & cured meats, cheese & beer - now is the time to get...

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It's Mothers Day!

It's Mothers Day!

A busy month of May, with Mothers Day, Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival, Good Beer Week, the continuing chestnut season, & the approach of salami-friendly weather, with a new...

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It's Mothers Day!

A busy month of May, with Mothers Day, Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival, Good Beer Week, the continuing chestnut season, & the approach of salami-friendly weather, with a new...

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