Is there a trick to picking out the stones from the berries?
616971
from my experience there aren't any stones. maybe you got the bottom of the barrel, so to speak.
616972
To separate stones from any product, mostly found in dried beans, I use a bright white plastic tray with sides of 2 inches or so high. Dribble your beans or grains into the tray with the tray slightly tilted to allow the grains to run downhill. The darker color of a stone will show up against the white background. My tray is 6X10 inches, 2 inches high. It came with a small kitchen scale, so it serves a dual purpose now. I sort 1/2 to 1 cup at a time, then empty it and sort more if needed.
1831877
Use the smallest screen and it works better than anything I've ever seen at removing blackberry seeds. I've made 30+ quarts of blackberry jam and over a dozen blackberry pies with mine.
1214886
No, you can't. We use diamond honing stones for them. Then finish it with a silicon carbide sharpener.
2027722
I can't figure this out either. there are apparently power stones, but i can't find details on it.
1957459
Nope, there soap stone. They are polished stones without sharp corners for that very reason
1931830
Yes. It takes a little patience and time. But you can achieve a mirror edge with these stones.
2282680
I pulled my bamboo apart because I wanted to make party favors of "lucky bamboo" arrangements for my guest... I purchased small clear glass cubes from the $ store - put in 4 stems of bamboo (tied @ the base with florists wire) and filled bottom of cube with polished stones from the $ store - tying them around the middle with a small thin red ribbon - you could do almost anything with them - keep as one - split into as many or as few arrangements as you would like - have fun
1296881
Gemstones are not labeled- shouldn't matter. I don't remember instructions. Know you can jump north to south, east to west only-- no diagonal at all-- it is a lot of fun. Object to get the least amount of stones left. Remember to take out the middle stone-- there will be two extra.
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Yes it may pick up some stones. It will also pick up the loose hulls around the pecans and some leaves. I still recommend it though as it makes gathering the nuts so much easier. I do have to do some sorting but I can pick up a 5 gallon bucket full in about 20 minutes now. It is so much easier on the back. Our trees have a bumper crop this year and I would never get even a small percentage harvested just picking them up.
1908425
There is a slide on the top. Just catch it with your nail and pull and it will open just enough to shake some out.
886441
Just on the stone somewhat but not really. You pretty much need to know already. Sorry,I'm not much help. Nice stones though as they have a rubber on the bottom and they don't move all over like the others that don't have rubber. There's not much to know on these. Just scratch your piece and put solution on. Now your solution will usually tell you with their directions on how to use the stone and solution..
1703260
Yes you should take the stones out of fruit. You should also core apples as seeds have trace amounts or arsenic in them.
1647525
Yes - Use Lemon Juice and/or baking soda. I have a pizza stone that had the same issue. This worked beautifully!
946205
When you push in the little green button, it opens the huller at the other end. That button can be pushed in to any depth. For smaller strawberries, you only push it partway. For larger strawberries, you can push it open all the way. For me, doing it this way doesn't waste any of the berry. It may sound like a pain, but by the time you've done a couple, you get the hang of it and it goes quickly. Such a joy for a little tool!!
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I couldn't tell you one by one- but I can tell you a round about. A lot of them involve boiling and cool down time and ofcourse, mixing. Approximately half hour or so for each to get them started. The longest part is waiting for them to grow.....days. One of mine took two weeks to show anything remotely close to a stone. And some of them have another step you take after the stone has grown a little, like gluing it on a string and hanging it into the solution so you can watch it further grow longer. Do not expect "big" results. These are tiny- like pencil eraser tiny. I even tried doubling up on the experiments---still small crystals. It is neat though. I think I was more interested than my 6 year old though in watching them grow. Also- if you do hang them on string- don't use regular glue. Invest in a glue gun or they will fall off from the moisture. And....I suggest gloves when using the blue/purple powder. I had to use bleach to get it off my hands.
707376
Yes. It would be "difficult" to detach them without cracking the chalk-likeness of the stones.With that said, someone could probably figure it out to detach them. Now, the triangle-cylinder that the stones are attached to is independent from the base.
1778456
Just take the bottom and top half and twist. It can be kind of difficult to open, I still struggle with mine.