Man eats all the food in ‘Lord of the Rings’ in tribute to his late father

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Second breakfast. Elevenses. Luncheon. Afternoon tea. Dinner. Supper.

It was all consumed by one dedicated Lord of the Rings fan, who created a themed 14-course menu that mirrors the food eaten by characters in Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy — and it was all for a very important reason.

UK writer Nate Crowley commemorated one year since his father passed away with a back-to-back marathon of all three films from The Lord of the Rings — paired with a 14-course menu reflecting exactly what was eaten on screen. Read more…

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Here’s how to make super long French fries at home

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Are you less than satisfied with regular sized French fries? Make a super long version at home.

YouTubers HellthyJunkFood, who often magnify regular fast foods to giant proportions (with a very vaguely healthy spin), have come up with their own recipe for a rather long French fry, which you can try at home — if you have your own deep fryer.

Importantly, you’re not going to have to find a giant potato for this fry. Instead, it’s a recipe based on mashed potatoes, and real tends to work better than instant here. It’s also not going to be the world’s longest fry — that’s 11 feet 10 inches — but they’re pretty sizeable.  Read more…

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I, for one, welcome our robotic waffle-stacking overlords

 As a fan of both waffles and robots I present to you the FANUC food and beverage manipulation robot, waffle edition. The robot, as you see below, sorts the waffles by color, stacks them, and then another robot grabs them and puts them into a box. And these bad boys can do some heavy lifting. From the site: We have the largest o­ffering of standard and collaborative robot models with… Read More

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Take meal prepping to the next level with this layered bento box that’s 72% off

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Get this $20 stainless steel blender so you can make your own smoothies —or, let’s be honest, margaritas

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Nima announces a $289 portable peanut allergy tester

 Peanut allergy is common and now there’s a new way to detect if a food substance contains the ingredient. Nima’s Peanut is a small, self-contained unit to detect peanuts. And like Nima’s gluten detector, it seems quick and easy to use. In both the peanut and gluten tester, the user places a pea-size chunk of food into the single-use testing tube. After this tube is placed… Read More

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Amazon is having a huge sale on this wine aerator decanter today — it’s just $16

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