A Turkey Renaissance

According to Barbour International's Web site bayou-classics.com, their invention of a new cooking tool has caused a new method of cooking turkey to sweep the nation that may affect your Thanksgiving dinner: deep frying the Thanksgiving turkey. In spite of its growing attractiveness as an alternative to traditionally baked bird, most people meet the concept with skepticism.

Find out how an invention helped people accept deep fried turkey

Celebrating Harvesting Milestones

In They Made America, a book about innovators who helped build America, author Harold Evans paints Cyrus McCormick as an innovative businessman who pioneered practices such as extending credit, providing after-sale service and authorizing agents to sell his products to increase the reach of his business. But Evans notes that none of it would have been possible unless McCormick was first an inventor.

Learn about McCormick's invention and its impact on harvesting

How Long After the Invention of Canned Food was the Can Opener Invented?

Peter Durand invented canned food in 1813. There was one problem. Ezra Warner didn't invent the can opener for another 45 years (1858). It's doubtful that the shelf life was that long, so why the delay between the two? Well, people were just following the directions on the can that read, "Cut round the top near the edge with a chisel and hammer."

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