FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?
,"migrated":true}]]Last week, Hostess Brands, Inc. announced it was going out of business, raising fears of an orphaned Twinkie the Kid, inciting Twinkie runs on eBay, and turning up home-made recipes...
View ArticleCadbury's Chocolate Of The Future Doesn't Melt Even At 104 Degrees
,"migrated":true}]]We've known since the advent of the cream-filled Cadbury Egg that scientists at the confectionary company like to play fast and loose with the rules of chocolatiering. But the...
View ArticleWhat's The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]
,"migrated":true}]]Can't quite tell the difference between a Speyside Scotch malt and an Islay? Want to sound sophisticated comparing the flavor profiles of a proper Kentucky bourbon versus a...
View ArticleLow-Fat, Non-Fat, Gluten-Free: How The Government Influences Health Claims On...
,"migrated":true}]]Noticed a lot of new "gluten-free" and "no trans fat" snacks in your grocery store lately? It's not just you. A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that gluten...
View ArticleMake Your Own Small-Batch, Artisanal High Fructose Corn Syrup
,"migrated":true}]]Think of corn on a hot summer's day. Sweet, delicious, all-American corn. It's stuck in your teeth and you barely care, as your practiced jaw scrapes the pure taste of the season...
View ArticleChemist Says BuzzFeeᴅ Article About Food Chemistry Has "Serial Stupidities"
,"migrated":true}]]Chemist and blogger Derek Lowe has a long and angry piece up today in response to the BuzzFeeᴅ article titled "Eight Foods That We Eat in The US That Are Banned in Other Countries."...
View ArticleThe Secret, 'Vaguely Racist' History Of MSG Fear-Mongering
Looking for a nice long-form article to read this weekend? We recommend you head over to BuzzFeeᴅ and check out this feature on the history of MSG—the much and unfairly maligned naturally occurring...
View ArticleChemical Analysis Finds A Whiskey's Unique Fingerprint
,"migrated":true}]]Just as Scottish and Irish accents are clearly different from American English ones, so are Scotch and Irish whiskeys chemically distinct from their American counterparts, and...
View ArticleMoving Cocktail Garnishes Harness The Power of Surface Tension
It may be rude to play with your food (or drink), but two new cocktail garnishes make it hard not to. Scientists have now developed a boat that zips across the surface of drinks, as well as a "flower"...
View ArticleTaco Bell Page Explains Its 'Unpronounceable' Ingredients
,"migrated":true}]]Tacobell.com has one particularly interesting page (you know, besides its popular new video ad). It's one big, purple page that serves as a short intro into industrial food science....
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Does The 5-Second Rule Hold Up Scientifically?
Sadly, this cake is probably not still goodSharon Sperry Bloom/FlickrWhen you drop a piece of food on the floor, is it really okay to eat if you pick up within five seconds? This urban food myth...
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A Genetic Database Will Identify What’s Really In Our Food
Clear Labs is compiling a comprehensive database of the DNA found in food.Screenshot from Clear Labs promotional videoIt’s hard to know what’s in your food. While some people find it scary to read the...
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How To Eat Without Food
Other ingredients will join spinach in the liquid future of food.Our attachment to food is antiquated. So the argument goes: It takes time and energy to buy and prepare, and it can lack nutrition (we...
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Why Does Stale Bread Turn Hard, But Stale Chips Turn Soft?
Staleness can be a state of mind.Jason SchneiderIn the science of staleness (yes, there is such a science), you have “crust staling” and “crumb staling.” Crust staling is the process by which the...
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How To Bake Stuffing Without Overcooking Your Turkey
Turkey and fixinsericksonkee/Flickr CC by ND 2.0J. Kenji Lopez-Alt has done the impossible: he’s released a super-nerdy cookbook that is complex and intricate in its details but is also incredibly...
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Dave Arnold
WikimediaDave Arnold is a food innovator, writer, and host of the radio show Cooking Issues. Arnold is the founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink and the brains behind Booker and Dax, a...
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How Will We Eat On Mars?
NASAFood packets on the International Space StationMaking a meal for your family or a group of hungry friends can be challenging enough. Now imagine trying to feed three people 250 miles above the...
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Alton Brown's Jet Cream
Entertainment Carbonated ice cream in just 10 seconds Alton Brown's Jet Cream is made from office water coolers and fire extinguishers, and makes carbonated ice cream in 10 seconds.
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Alton Brown's Mega Bake
Entertainment Your EZ-Bake Oven has nothing on this Alton Brown's Mega Bake is made up of 54 one-thousand-watt lights and can cook a pizza in three minutes.
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Watch Us Eat Hot Sauce Made From The World's Spiciest Peppers
Entertainment 10^32K was created to understand technologies that endure extreme heat Popular Science editors (and Saveur editor Amanda Arnold) try 10^32K, GE's new hot sauce made from the Carolina...
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