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Eggless Ice Cream – Using Corn Starch Instead
Want to make ice cream without eggs? But only know how to make ice cream using an eggy custard? Don’t worry. There is a way to stay very close to your original recipe, but without the eggs. Instead, we’ll be…
The Science of Caramel Popcorn
Caramel popcorn is full of contrasts. A light, fluffy, and airy on the inside. Dense on the outside. Savory corn vs a sweet, buttery caramel sauce. Vegetables with candy, you’d almost forget corn is a vegetable! The contrasts make caramel…
Sweet vs. Popcorn vs. Tortilla Corn
Grilled corn on the cob, cornbread, popcorn, corn tortillas, none of these would exist if there had been no corn. But did you know that they all rely on slightly different types of corn? There are a lot more corn…
How to Make Stovetop & Microwave Popcorn
Humans have probably eaten some sort of popped corn for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Nevertheless, for a long time, I thought making your own popcorn would require all sorts of special equipment and advanced skills. The opposite is…
Why Does Popcorn Pop? – Popcorn Science
Whenever you’re popping corn, whether it’s in a microwave, or on the stovetop, your ears play a crucial role. At the start, the kernels are quiet, not a lot of going on and at some point, your start hearing popping…
Popcorn History – From the Iroquois to Microwave Popcorn
For a lot of people, including myself, popcorn is closely associated with cinemas or even watching movies at home. Even though popcorn did get a huge boost thanks to cinemas, popcorn has been around as a snack for much longer,…
Making corn tortillas – Masa harina science
If you’ve ever eaten corn tortillas you will know that they behave and taste very different than flour tortillas. The texture is different, it breaks rather than tears but also their shelf life is shorter and the have a very…
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