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Why Do Some Peanut Butters Split? – Science of Peanut Oil

Have you ever noticed in stores that some peanut butters have a layer of clear liquid on top of the peanut butter? It doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s chunky or not, some brands just do. Other brands...

March 22, 2020

7 min read

Comparing processes

When You Should Roast Nuts (And How to Do It)

Walking into a kitchen or production location where nuts are being roasted tends to be a delight. The air is full of nutty, caramelly aroma’s. Taking it one step further and burning those nuts deftly removes all...

February 11, 2020

6 min read

Researching Ingredients

How Peanut Butter is Made (+ PB Brownie Recipe)

Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter brownies, peanut butter ice cream, chocolate filled with peanut butter, dip your vegetables or fruit in peanut butter. If you’re in the USA especially, you won’t even...

August 21, 2019

8 min read

Understanding Ingredients

Butter Chicken Science – How to Use Cashews as a Thickener

If you grew up in certain parts of India you probably use bread (e.g. naan or chapati) as a utensil to scoop up sauces. Just imagine how annoying it would be if those sauces are as runny as a soup, it’ll be hard...

November 6, 2018

4 min read

Deconstructing Recipes

How to Use Buckwheat in Bread (+ Walnut Bread Recipe)

Baking bread is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen since it’s a great way to experiment new recipes and involves plenty science and ingredients understanding. And the good thing is, we eat bread every...

August 7, 2018

4 min read

Understanding Ingredients

Why Is Pistachio Ice Cream Green? (+ Recipe)

Ever seen and eaten a bright green pistachio ice cream which didn’t taste like pistachio at all? I surely have. Ever tried making pistachio ice cream and had it turn out brownish instead of the nice bright green...

January 2, 2017

7 min read

Understanding Ingredients

Why chopping nuts is easier when they’re hot

Have you ever tried chopping peanuts and walnuts and just being frustrated with them jumping over literally everywhere? Nuts are quite hard, so not the easiest foods to chop into pieces for sure. However, there’s...

August 4, 2016

4 min read

Understanding Ingredients

What happens when you’re roasting walnuts?

If you’ve ever eaten both a freshly roasted as well as a raw nuts of any type, you will have noticed how different the two are from one another. An unroasted walnut can be kind of boring and flat in flavour. A...

February 3, 2016

4 min read

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Why Do Some Peanut Butters Split? – Science of Peanut Oil

When You Should Roast Nuts (And How to Do It)

How Peanut Butter is Made (+ PB Brownie Recipe)

Butter Chicken Science – How to Use Cashews as a Thickener

How to Use Buckwheat in Bread (+ Walnut Bread Recipe)

Why Is Pistachio Ice Cream Green? (+ Recipe)

Why chopping nuts is easier when they’re hot

What happens when you’re roasting walnuts?

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