"How It's Made" is a Canadian documentary television series that focuses on explaining the manufacturing processes of everyday items. It premiered on January 6, 2001, and has been broadcast on channels such as the Discovery Channel and Science Channel in the United States
. The show typically presents step-by-step visual explanations of how various products are made, ranging from common household goods to more specialized industrial items. Each episode covers several different products, showing the raw materials, machinery, and techniques involved in their production. For example, episodes have detailed processes such as:
- The making of soda crackers, where dough is mixed, fermented, folded, rolled, cut, salted, baked, cooled, and packaged
- The production of peanut butter, including roasting, blanching, grinding peanuts, mixing with stabilizers, and packaging without preservatives
- The creation of ice cream cones and waffles, showing ingredient mixing, baking, and forming processes
- The manufacturing of advanced materials like aerogels, involving chemical reactions, molding, and curing
The series is available on platforms like YouTube, where viewers can watch episodes or clips about how specific items are made
. In summary, "How It's Made" educates viewers on the detailed industrial and artisanal processes behind the products they use daily, combining scientific, technical, and practical insights into manufacturing
