During a segment on NPR about the bundt cake pan, they mentioned the Tunnel of Fudge cake that won the Pillsbury Bake Off many years ago. Does anyone know the science behind this cake? I looked at the recipe (linked below) and it...

Call me crazy, but I enjoy eating at my school cafeteria. Okay, so of course it’s no Reginas or Santarpios, but I kind of like the pizza at the Harvard Science Center cafeteria. The cheese tastes real, good amount of sauce,...

I made fish and chips the other night and halved the recipe. So I’m left with a half bottle of beer. I re-capped it but realize it’ll probably still go flat. So, can I use this old beer for a future batter or other...

specific instructions. Many cooks never had thermometers, had no idea of what the science was, etc. Our grandmothers and mothers often relied on glasses of water or cold plates to check for stages when making sugar syrups,...

hoe baking powder and soda work. Link: http://science.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=question57.htm&url=http://users.rcn.com/sue.interport/food/bakgsoda.html

price). The cake itself was good too, but I don’t think he bakes the stuff there, not sure. The owner is very nice but I wish he’d keep a supply of real cookies on hand like choc. chip and oatmeal rather than the...

Ok so heres the story, the day after thanksgiving my whole family (11 people) are going to the science museum. Afterwards we want to go to dinner, are there any good, casual,fairly priced resturants in very close walking distance...

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I’m intersted in “inventing” my own recipes. What I want to know is are there books out there that tells the science behind baking? For example, for x amount of flour y amount of baking powder is needed in order...

It can’t be that hard. It was in our Home Economics class in 7th grade. (We just used strawberry ice cream) Since it is not just a science experiment anymore, you may want to decide what kind of meringue you want to make;...

science books are required, but They might not be everyones idea of baking knowledge.

I’m trying to make scones replicating the texture of one I love from a restaurant... I cook a lot, but am clueless when it comes to baking. What in the recipe makes the scone dense & crumbly instead of cakey? My first...

and studying the science behind it. I don’t mean I went to a school to learn, but I did throw myself into it and tried to learn as much as I could to perfect baked goods, any and all. I came out pretty well versed, I feel...

ok, I may get blasted, but for a really basic how-and-why , the Alton Brown books are great. They explain terminology, go over why certain techniques are used, and get into the science behind cooking and baking. The baking book...

like custards and fruit pie fillings is always fine- less sweet with no adverse changes to texture. I’m wondering though, since baking is more of a science and needs to be more precise if omitting a significant amount of...