Feeling negative? Mayo control your emulsions.
Shearing. Suspension. Stability. And how to make water and oil get along.
April 16, 2015
Brain Food
182 posts
This will set your tongs wagging.
Levers. Conduction. Hygiene. And why tongs can be gentler than hands.
April 14, 2015
Hei, wok's up?
Metals. Materials. Polymers. And where wok hei comes from.
March 21, 2015
The dough kneaded to work hard to be a true breadwinner.
Kneading. Elasticity. Tenderness. And how gluten is the glue that holds bread together.
March 1, 2015
Chicks love air supply.
Temperature. Respiration. Crystals. And how unhatched chicks stay alive in their eggs.
February 22, 2015
Play with your food.
Acetic Acid. Calcium Carbonate. Membranes. And how to turn your egg into a toy.
February 22, 2015
Eggs-tra ap-peeling.
Membranes. Temperature. Contraction. And how to peel an egg perfectly.
February 21, 2015
Stretching the brittle truth about spaghetti.
Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And what no one tells you about spaghetti.
February 18, 2015
Going bananas.
Picking. Testing. Ripening. And what one company does to get you bananas that are just ripe.
February 11, 2015
Banana turned Tomato red as they got closer.
Ethylene. Hormones. Fruits. And how you can turn your green tomatoes red.
February 10, 2015
Pulling noodles is pure torturellini.
Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And how to pull noodles like a master chef.
February 7, 2015
The banana thought the time was ripe to let go of more gas.
Ethylene. Hormones. Fruits. And how to ripen bananas quickly.
January 11, 2015
Pulling a fast one on mee.
Hooke’s Law. Proteins. Chemical Bonds. And why hand-pulled noodles taste better.
October 24, 2014
"Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side."
Radiation. Absorption. Reflection. And getting the perfect toast.
October 5, 2014