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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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Fish goes batter with beer.

Evaporation. Solubility. Insulation. And why beer-battered fish and chips are yummier.

 

beer battered fish and chips

 

 

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Popcorn-fession: We are actually acrobats.

Thickness. Starch. Mechanics. And why popcorn kernels pop and hop when heated.

popcorn - why they pop and hop

 

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Science friction.

Knives. Kinetic energy. Heat. And the non-fiction tale of how blades can cook food.friction in cooking Continue reading…

“Are you straight?”

Amylose. Molecular structure. Retrogradation. And why some foods with sauces are best served hot.

 

straight chained amylose in Bechamel sauce used to make croquettes Continue reading…

Thick and saucy between the sheets.

Viscosity. Thickeners. Starch. And why French mother sauces “roux” the world.

 

lasagna stuffed with ricotta and spinach and mozzarella with bechamel sauce (with thickeners) Continue reading…

Gamma over.

Isotopes. Food irradiation. DNA. And why gamma rays mean it’s game over for bacteria.

 

food irradiation - gamma/game over for bacteria

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Hard-pressed to give more.

Pressure. Temperature. Micro-organisms. And why cold pressed juices are cold pressed.

 

cold pressed juices Continue reading…

Water you mean you like me a blot?

Latent heat. Evaporation. Maillard reaction. And why we blot meats before we cook them.

 

blot water off raw meat and Maillard reaction

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Bath time!

Chocolate. Cheesecake. Chinese soups. And the one secret to cooking all three well.

water bath for melting chocolate

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