| Winterizing Your Home |
When colder weather settles in, it is time to start thinking about how to "winterize" your home for a comfortable and energy efficient season. This is one area where just a little time and money can go a long way.
Start by sealing up your home. Improperly sealed homes can waste 10 to 15 percent of the homeowner's heating dollars. Based on $720, what a typical Coloradoan spends heating and cooling their home, that's up to $108 out the window.
Check around doors, windows and outlets on exterior walls for areas where cold air can move into the home. One way to do this is with a flashlight. Put one person on the outside with a flashlight and one on the inside to check for areas where light can be seen. Another way is with a candle. Read more. |
| Turkey Tips |
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Every host wants to impress their holiday guests with a great-tasting, juicy turkey as the centerpiece for their holiday meal. We have many ways to help you get your bird cooked (frying, grilling, smoking, roasting), but a few basic techniques can be used no matter how you choose to make it happen.
Injectable marinades are a great, easy way to add flavor to your turkey. Most commonly thought of for fried turkeys, injecting also works well on roasted, smoked and grilled birds. Injecting gets the flavor deep into the meat of the turkey and you can customize the flavor to suit your individual taste. There are many prepared marinades or you can make your own. We have a variety of injectors and prepared marinades to choose from. Read more. |