For a moist (but not greasy!) bird, PM automotive editor Mike Allen recommends frying your Thanksgiving turkey from now on. Here's how to make the best turkey around without starting a neighborhood fire.

Here at PM, straightforward holiday cooking is uncreative and, frankly, a bit boring—it's a project that needs a DIYer's touch. Here is a recipe and directions for one of the simplest alcoholic brews on the planet: the 30-minute hard-cider variant, apfelwein.

PM walks through the steps to make an extract IPA—in just 3 hours, and without the messy mash.

PM's senior technology editor Glenn Derene is defending his property on mischief night by catching the ne'er-do-wells before they strike—with two high-tech video-capturing pumpkin mods.

The Solar Decathlon competition, run by the Department of Energy (and sponsored in part by Popular Mechanics), pits 20 college teams against one another in a solar-paneled showdown of architecture and engineering. Here are the 20 teams competing.

Not so long ago, American homes were places where nuts and bolts were transfused into a steady stream of machines that needed rehabilitation. Today we live in a throwaway society, but a movement is rediscovering the joy of fixing what’s broken. (Published in the October 2009 issue)

Brooklyn-based arts collective The Madagascar Institute had tested its home-built jet-powered merry-go-round—but never with people on it. So PM's Seth Porges volunteered his life and limb. Here is his maiden voyage.

To create an incredibly cool contraption that the world had no idea it needed takes brilliance, determination and a healthy dose of crazy. The winners of our Backyard Genius Awards have all those qualities, and we salute them for it. (Published in the September 2009 issue)

To be a backyard genius takes brilliance, determination and a healthy dose of crazy. Here is a Popular Mechanics Backyard Genius Award runner-up, who has created the ultimate seven-string guitar with raised frets and a neodymium magnetic pickup.

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, guest editors for the September 2009 issue of Popular Mechanics, meet the PM team. (Published in the September 2009 issue)

Long before trucks and cranes, ancient builders had to rely on simple tools—and their own ingenuity—to move and lift heavy objects. Here are some ancient undertakings, and a look at how builders might have moved their heavy components into place.

For Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, DIY isn't just for their TV show—it's a way of life. Jamie and Adam guest edited the September issue of Popular Mechanics, and gave PM exclusive tours of their workshops. (Published in the September 2009 issue)

PM's Joe Pappalardo and his fiancee didn't want a wedding that would break the bank. Here, Joe gives tips and three step-by-step projects for frugal couples to help save money for things that guests will really appreciate—like an open bar.

Automotive repair, fixing furniture, gadget mods and home refurbishing are ways of making crappy stuff awesome. While this phrase will resonate differently with everyone, we wondered what "making crappy stuff awesome" means to the DIY gurus.

There are times when taking a project into your own hands will not save time, money or even provide the highest quality product. But you do it anyway—the sign of a serious DIYer. Here are nine DIY home breweries for the truly obsessed.