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Steamy cover up.

Absorption. Evaporation. Latent heat. And why the rice cooker has a lid.


rice cooker lid

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How a bubbly beer-sonality is foamed.

Carbon dioxide. Proteins. Beer foam. And more science about how beer makes yummy crusts.

beer foam science

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The wizard of osmosis (and diffusion).

Osmosis. Diffusion. Concentration. And how salt makes roast chicken succulent and crispy.

 

osmosis and diffusion - crispy skin and succulent meat

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Why it is not easy staying green.

Heat. Acids. Denaturation. And what happens to chlorophyll during cooking.

 

green vegetables - chlorophyll and the effects of heat and acid

 

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Hold me and give me a pectin on my lips, it won’t feel mushy.

Cell walls. Pectin. Texture. And how not to be too mushy about vegetables.

 

pectin holds up vegetable structure, preventing mushiness

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It’s not easy being green, unless you let go of some hot air.

Reflection. Air. Chlorophyll. And how water makes green vegetables look brighter.

 

green vegetables - chlrophyll, light, air, reflection

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Don’t get worked up! It’s batter to control your tempura!

Gluten. Solubility. Alcohol. And how to get fluffy tempura (and chicken wings).

 

tempura with light and crispy batter

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The scoop on deep fried ice cream.

Evaporation. Conduction. Browning. And the science of deep frying.

 

deep fried ice cream

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Water you cooking?

Molecular weight. Conduction. Evaporation. And how water is so important to cooking.

 

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Oh say can jui-cy, how much I’ve aged for you?

Enzymes. Temperature. Aging. And how to roast juicy and tender beef at home.

 

beef slow roast and enzymes

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