Bean feeling bitter? You can choose to feel butter! Roasting coffee beans. Caramelization. Maillard reactions. And the secret Southeast Asian recipe for great coffee. Continue reading…
Colors! Additive. Subtractive. Wavelengths. And the amazing things colors do for food. Continue reading…
Eye see we are on different wavelengths. Chlorophyll. Wavelengths. Eye. And how these give us color vision. Continue reading…
Want to feel better? Try a lithium bit of this. Electrons. Energy levels. Brain neurons. And how a little lithium helps to make moods better. Continue reading…
Release the cracking! Exothermic. Endothermic. Cooling. And how energy is transferred when we roast coffee beans. Continue reading…
How to be a crack at roasting coffee. Steam. Pressure. Sound. And how to go from cool beans to hot stuff when roasting coffee. Continue reading…
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. Continue reading…
Saving the earth one cup at a time. Boiling water. Induction cooking. Product design. And how one company hopes to help us waste less energy. Continue reading…
Roller coaster cooking science (in-depth). Eddy currents. Roller coasters. High-speed trains. And how laws give us a brake (and an induction stove). Continue reading…
Oh, Paris pastries, you have that je ne sais crois-sant. Lamination. Melting point. Emulsion. And why European butter is fat and proud of it. Continue reading…