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All set for a jelly good time!

 Gelatin. Cross-links. Supermolecules. And the science secrets of the wiggle jiggle.

 

https://youtu.be/bco4xBelLWw?t=2m40s

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Getting fat? No wonder you are not as strong.

Cross-links. Protein. Butter. And how to make fluffier omelettes.

 

omelette eggs

 

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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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“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…

The dough kneaded to work hard to be a true breadwinner.

Kneading. Elasticity. Tenderness. And how gluten is the glue that holds bread together.

Kneading dough hard so that the gluten can hold bread together better.

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Stretching the brittle truth about spaghetti.

Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And what no one tells you about spaghetti.

 

Brittle Spaghetti Becomes Ductile as it Boils in Water Continue reading…

Pulling noodles is pure torturellini.

Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And how to pull noodles like a master chef.

 

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Pulling a fast one on mee.

Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And why hand-pulled noodles taste better.

How Noodles are Made and Pulled Using the Cross-links Created by Proteins and According to Hooke's Law

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    • When You Can’t Sleep And Just Eat Instead…
    • Owl’s the sound from the satellite?
    • The art of plating: a point-by-point color guide.
    • Go plated.
    • There and back again – a saucy tale.
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