Archives for: Kitchen Chemistry
Kitchen Chemistry: Preserves and Preservatives
Preserving food means making it last longer. Food goes off when bacteria break it down, and to do that...
Kitchen Chemistry: Rot
Leave it long enough and all food will spoil - or rot. And do you know whatβs behind this change?...
Kitchen Chemistry: Elemental
Elements are like the building blocks of chemistry β there are around 100 found in nature β and tonnes...
Kitchen Chemistry: Low Fat
Fats are an important part of a healthy diet but youβve probably seen low fat foods around β theyβre...
Kitchen Chemistry: Colourful Food
Food comes in all sorts of different colours, and those colours come from molecules β tiny particles that...
Kitchen Chemistry: Sweet and Sour
One of the great things about food is the way it tastes β and that's all down to chemistry! On and...
Kitchen Chemistry: Something smells…
Have you ever tried to guess whatβs for dinner β just by taking a sniff? Every single smell is packed...
Kitchen Chemistry: Dense Liquids
Liquids are EVERYWHERE in kitchens! Water, milk, juice, cooking oil, even washing up detergent β...
Kitchen Chemistry: Mix of Mixtures
Most recipes need you to join ingredients together, but different things combine in different ways and...
Kitchen Chemistry: Hubble Bubble
You might already know about gases. Thereβs plenty of them all around us β even the air we breathe is a...