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Blowtorch
Original Air Date: 7/30/07 |
Season 1, Episode 1
Date Added: 7/30/11
Host Dr. Kiki Sanford compares cooking with a gourmet blowtorch to cooking with a blowtorch found in a hardware store -- and along the way explains...
Breakfast
Original Air Date: 12/18/07 |
Season 1, Episode 8
Date Added: 7/30/11
Cereal is a staple of the American diet. Iron is one of the most important minerals that we consume through eating cereal. Knowing this, have you ever...
Chocolate
Original Air Date: 2/12/08 |
Season 1, Episode 12
Date Added: 7/30/11
Chocolate comes from a tree. Mmm, trees. Of course, there's a ton of steps in between you're going to want to understand. That's where Food Science...
Fermentation
Original Air Date: 2/5/08 |
Season 1, Episode 11
Date Added: 7/30/11
Dr. Kiki talks about how fermentation works, not just in creating alcoholic beverages that people enjoy, but also inside humans. Watch as she whips up...
Fluids
Original Air Date: 3/27/08 |
Season 1, Episode 14
Date Added: 7/30/11
Kitchens are full of fluids you might never have known were there. A fluid can be a liquid, gas, solid, or even plasma. Check out this episode of Food...
Fudge Science
Original Air Date: 8/16/07 |
Season 1, Episode 3
Date Added: 7/30/11
Dr. Kiki Sanford goes over the chemistry of fudge to explain how super saturation and crystallization are involved in making delicious fudge.
Fun With Shining Silver
Original Air Date: 2/1/08 |
Season 1, Episode 10
Date Added: 7/30/11
Getting tarnished silver clean can be a real hassle, unless you know a shortcut. Dr. Kiki demonstrates the use of a special device that can help,...
Leavening
Original Air Date: 2/25/08 |
Season 1, Episode 13
Date Added: 7/30/11
Have you ever wondered why some cookies stay flat and some rise? Wonder no more. Dr. Kiki explains everything you wanted to know about chemical...
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Original Air Date: 8/23/07 |
Season 1, Episode 4
Date Added: 7/30/11
Watch as liquid nitrogen instantly transforms a standard sugar and cream mixture into ice cream -- without any measurable time elapsing.
Microwaving Eggs
Original Air Date: 12/4/07 |
Season 1, Episode 7
Date Added: 7/30/11
In the kitchen with no time to spare? Go ahead and microwave those eggs! Just be careful that you know the science behind doing it correctly or you're...
Protein Denaturation
Original Air Date: 1/24/08 |
Season 1, Episode 9
Date Added: 7/30/11
Dr. Kiki breaks down the breakdown of proteins. This is one of the most important processes in cooking, the change of protein structure under extreme...
Teflon
Original Air Date: 11/19/07 |
Season 1, Episode 6
Date Added: 7/30/11
The slipperiest stuff known to man, Teflon has made a tremendous impact on the world. Invented by accident in 1938, it has gone on to become a...
The Maillard Reaction
Original Air Date: 10/16/07 |
Season 1, Episode 5
Date Added: 7/30/11
Believe it or not, steak, coffee beans, caramel, and toast have something in common. It's called The Maillard Reaction and it is the reason that...
Thermometer
Original Air Date: 7/30/07 |
Season 1, Episode 2
Date Added: 7/30/11
Host Dr. Kiki Sanford explains the advantages and how-to of using an infrared thermometer.