‘Cold Water’ Articles at Golf Product Review by Experienced Golf Balls

How To Put A Hole In A Glass Bottle

Article by Brooks Carver

Over the years, I have found my self in situations where I have needed to put a hole in glass bottles or just glass. From craft projects for the kids, fixing up the garage, or helping my friend make soda bottle wind chimes we have settled on our top 3 methods! Here is how to put a hole in a glass bottle! Remember all methods will require some patience, so make sure you have set aside some time to complete your project!

Method 1By far the Diamond drill works best! YOU can purchase these from several different places, we have found eBay to be the cheapest! Make sure you cover the bottom of the bottle in tape and leave a circular shape open in your desired location. Proceed using your drill on a very low speed! Be patient! You can also pick up some drilling oil to help with all the cutting. *water works too!

Method 2Using a Round Tapered file and Drill. My husband refers to it as the rat tail file. Anyway, you need to get some turpentine and place some into a small oil can that has one of those squirt tops. You will use this to apply applications in between filing. This is a slow process so make sure you use the slowest setting on your drill. Remember to let the friction of the file do the work, don’t try to rush the process by pushing down firmly.

Method 3Duct tape and lighter! I have not personally tried this, but my friend swears by it. She makes a lot of glass wind chimes and says this is the only way to go. Its easy and nearly costless! First, cover the bottom of your bottle in duct tape. Remove your desired circle, then make sure you wet the surrounding edges of the tape, along with your fingers. *She suggests to keep a glass of water handy, so if your fingers get hot you can just dip them in the glass. Next, use your lighter and heat up the bottom of the bottle, and once it gets super hot place it directly in cold water. Sometimes your circle will not break out all the way, but you can Finnish off with a file, or a ball peen hammer!

All of the above methods, will take some patience! There is no quick way! I have heard of other methods, but these are the safest for your bottle. Any method containing alcohol or acetone combined with lighting will cause major stress points or fractures in your bottle. I hope that you will find this useful and have some new knowledge of how to put a hole in a glass bottle. Remember slow and steady always wins the race!

About the Author

Check out my site about Antique Cuckoo Clocks they are beautiful. I also have some info on Regula Cuckoo Clock and River City Cuckoo Clock

How To Cook Frozen Chicken

Article by Musarrat Sheikh

Because of its low cost as well as high nutrition value apart from the fact that it is also extremely versatile, chicken is a popular type of meat that many prefer all over the world. There are several different ways that chicken can be flavored in order to suit anyone’s tastes and it is also capable of making a variety of dishes which will include how to boil chicken. A majority of chicken come while frozen and this requires them to be defrosted and there are three ways of doing this either by using cod later, or by using a microwave or using a refrigerator.

Defrosting of boneless chicken can be done overnight while those chickens with bones they will take a day or two of defrosting. For those who will use water to defrost, they should use a leak proof bag and submerge the chicken in cold water and be sure to change the water after every half hour in order to ensure that the water is always cold. For those who will choose to microwave they should cook the chicken immediately since this process will start to cook the meat. Frozen chicken is faster to cook compared to normal chicken by up to half of the time.

There several tips that you should keep in mind while planning to cook frozen chicken and these will include not using warm water to thaw the frozen chicken as this leads to the growth of bacteria. Additionally, do not thaw frozen chicken at room temperature because this is ideal for the bacteria growth, ensure that all utensils and other surfaces are clean before starting to cook as raw chicken can contaminate surfaces. It is also necessary when using the microwave to defrost the chicken to make sure that you read the manual to check the defrost settings and also give adequate space for the chicken when placed within the microwave and this is because if you place huge chunks they will not thaw evenly.

It is also quite important to always try and check the expiry date of the chicken in order to make sure that it is good for consumption. Whichever method that you will choose to prepare your chicken you should follow the steps accordingly in order to be able to enjoy a good meal at the end of it all. One of the best ways of cooking frozen chicken is through baking. There are several steps to follow when baking the chicken and the first one is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and then using a big dish where small slices of butter should be added.

The next step in baking chicken is to add freshly chopped garlic and lemon juice to the ingredients and then place the chicken breasts in the baking dish. You can choose to add a dash of lemon juice over the chicken breasts at this stage. The chicken should then be seasoned using salt and fresh ground pepper and then place the baking dish in the preheated oven. This should be able to cook for about 45 minutes till has cooked completely then after this it can be placed on a serving dish and served while hot.

About the Author

This article touched the basics of the topic. I have 2 more resources related to the above. They are cooking frozen chicken and how to boil chicken. Do consider reading them.