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You’re so hot, I would heat to lose you.

Cooking. Energy. Efficiency. And why energy efficiency is the Fifth Fuel that saves the environment.

 

efficiency and heat loss

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Roller coaster cooking science (in-depth).

Eddy currents. Roller coasters. High-speed trains. And how laws give us a brake (and an induction stove).

 

roller coaster animated gif

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Power of braise.

Collagen. Denaturation. Gelatin. And how to cook melt-in-mouth meat.

braise

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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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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.

 

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Hard-pressed to give more.

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

 

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It’s iron, man!

Ferromagnetism. Energy efficiency. Safety. And the science of induction stoves visualized.

 

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Whichever way you slice it, its tan just didn’t look good.

Enzymes. Oxidation. Browning. And how to keep cut apples from turning brown.

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