Powder-Filled Gel "Pac" Mints Mistaken for Drugs by Narcos: “
The new ‘Ice Breakers Pacs’ candy from Hershey have freaked out narcotics officers in Philadelphia because of their resemblance to bags of powered drugs. The candy, which is a gritty sugar sealed inside a gel bag that dissolves in your mouth, looks an awful lot like [...]
chadzilla: making vodka pills in 24 hours: “Recently, Chef Fabian was experimenting further with the Adria/Torreblanca technique of making ‘vodka pills.’ I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms. The process is [...]
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Foodpairing website launched
The long awaited website on foodpairings has now been launched, and they’ve also registred the corresponding blogspot name (which isn’t online yet as of today). The beautiful photos, great design and easy maneuvering makes it an excellent place to start if you are looking for [...]
Harold McGee never fails to make me interested:
The Essence of Nearly Anything, Drop by Limpid Drop - New York Times: “Think of such liquids as essences. They have no fibers, no pulp, no fat, no substance at all. They’re just flavor in fluid form, perhaps with a tinge of color, like a classic beef consommé. [...]
Keacher.com » Blog Archive » Chocolate Zen: “The legends preceded it: chocolate so dark it ceased to taste like chocolate. Chocolate so intense it required cautionary statements. Chocolate so fine it cost $32 per pound. One of my coworkers is a fan of dark chocolate, and he was the one who first told me about [...]
One of the things I like doing best when I cook is making something that normally people buy. Sure, making the greatest Macaroni and Cheese is really cool, but making my own Chili Powder is being one step closer to godhood. Along those lines, I love the idea of the make your own gum kit. [...]
Biology at the beginning of the third millennium, the 21st century, the year 2006, is much like Physics was in the 1950s. We’ve recently uncovered the tools and built up the requisite knowledge to make huge strides in our ability to understand what happens with life, as well as our ability to control it. With [...]
Such a bad idea, but how can one resist the allure of the kitchen-based power tools? It’s only an exhibition piece, and not something we could buy, but still.
If anyone decides they want to build one of these, you should feel proud of your upcoming sense of achievement. However, try to build in the [...]
Instructables has a great entry on a homemade 3D Chocolate Printer, made from LEGOs (with some custom work). Its very rough at the moment, and the maximum geometry is limited by the fact that there isn’t yet a way to work in support structures, but it’s a great start. There are some movies on the [...]
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