Post #761804 by Jeff Bannow on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 6:46 PM

Final test (for now at least):

First attempt was a complete failure - tried to float the lemon extract on top of the water, using the back of a spoon, but it mixed right in anyway. This could in theory work, but is quite a bit of hassle.

Tried out our vegetable cutters on the bread - makes some cool little flower shaped bread pieces. They are between the size of a nickel and a quarter, I would say.

Happy Sales Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters - $4.75 on Amazon
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Second attempt at the crouton method. I was able to get about 45 seconds of burning out of it before I started to smell burnt toast. This was by far the most impressive flame so far, but I'm afraid the odor is going to be a turn-off for us. You're mileage may vary though - if someone has a trick here, please let me know. I'd love to find a way to make this last a bit longer without the smell.

Here's the beer cap, floating on a lime shell. I filled the cap to near the top, and it burned nicely without any off smells. It naturally extinguished itself after about 2 minutes. I think, with some larger limes, (this one was really tiny - less than 2 inches across) the cap could be set right into the lime itself.

For me, that's the winner. Within 10 seconds of it extinguishing it was cool to the touch, and it rinsed right off, ready for the next round.

The next phase of this project for me is testing both in front of the guests at our next tiki event. I'll try to get some 3rd party opinions on them.