Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (80 page)

Beurre Noisette Ice Cream,
356°F / 180°C: Sugar Begins to Caramelize Visibly

Cocoa-Goldschläger Ice Cream,
Making dusts

S’mores Ice Cream,
Liquid Smoke: Distilled Smoke Vapor

at room temperature,
Cooking for Others

choosing,
Choosing Your Inputs: Flavors and Ingredients
,
Rice, Wheat, Grains ≅ Congee, Cream of Wheat, Porridge

experimenting with,
Adapt and Experiment Method

flavor and,
Choosing Your Inputs: Flavors and Ingredients

isolating,
Reading Between the Lines

methods of combining,
Choosing Your Inputs: Flavors and Ingredients

organizing,
Kitchen Organization

Potter’s kitchen tips,
Afterword

prepping,
Prepping Ingredients

ratio of,
Measuring cups and scales

related,
Adapt and Experiment Method

sifting dry,
Chemical Leaveners

using unfamiliar,
Reading Between the Lines

weighing,
Measuring cups and scales

environmentally sound,
Seasonal Method

(see also flavor combinations; ingredients)

in cooking diagram,
Functional Fixedness

104°F/40°C and 122°F/50°C,
Key Temperatures in Cooking

140°F/60°C,
Wet brining
,
Foodborne Illness and Sous Vide Cooking
,
Vacuum packers

144°F/62°C,
144°F / 62°C: Eggs Begin to Set

154°F/68°C,
154°F / 68°C: Collagen (Type I) Denatures

158°F/70°C,
158°F / 70°C: Vegetable Starches Break Down

310°F/154°C,
310°F / 154°C: Maillard Reactions Become Noticeable

356°F/180°C,
356°F / 180°C: Sugar Begins to Caramelize Visibly

about,
Key Temperatures in Cooking

about,
Prepping Ingredients

bar towels,
Bar towels

bare minimum,
Kitchen Equipment

box graters,
Mixers & co.

calibrating instruments,
Approaching the Kitchen

cutting boards,
Cutting boards

food processors,
Mixers & co.
,
Kitchen Pruning

garlic press,
Unitaskers

giving as gifts,
Giving Kitchen Tools As Gifts

immersion blenders,
Mixers & co.
,
Kitchen Pruning

kitchen scales,
Measuring cups and scales

kitchen shears,
Spoons & co.

knives,
Kitchen Equipment
,
Kitchen Pruning

mandolins,
Mixers & co.

measuring cups and spoons,
Measuring cups and scales

mixers,
Mixers & co.
,
Kitchen Pruning

mixing bowls,
Thermometers and timers

pepper grinders,
Unitaskers

pots and pans,
Cutting boards
,
Kitchen Pruning

purchasing,
Prepping Ingredients

recommendations,
Whipped Cream

rice cookers,
Mixers & co.

Ried on,
Kitchen Pruning

silicone spatulas,
Spoons & co.

spoons,
Measuring cups and scales

standard,
Bar towels

storage containers,
Bar towels
,
0(1) Retrieval

strainers,
Bar towels
,
Kitchen Pruning

thermometers,
Avoid PEBKAC-type errors: RTFR!
,
Spoons & co.

timers,
Spoons & co.
,
Time and Temperature: Cooking’s Primary Variables

tongs,
Spoons & co.

usage decisions,
Initializing the Kitchen

whisks,
Spoons & co.

(see also commercial and industrial tools)

calibrating instruments,
Approaching the Kitchen

cleanability considerations,
Counter Layout

counter layout,
Uniform Storage Containers

functional grouping,
0(1) Retrieval

importance of,
356°F / 180°C: Sugar Begins to Caramelize Visibly

kitchen equipment,
Prepping Ingredients

kitchen pruning,
Kitchen Pruning

prepping ingredients,
Prepping Ingredients

retrieval and,
Kitchen Organization

Ried on,
Kitchen Pruning

storage containers,
0(1) Retrieval

alloyed steels,
Knives

bacteria and,
Knives

basic skills,
Knives

forged blades,
Kitchen Equipment

heat treatment,
Knives

holding,
Knives

Raper on,
Knives

repurposing,
Knives

sharpening,
Knives

stamped blades,
Kitchen Equipment

types of,
Kitchen Equipment

“failure mode”,
Knives

biological,
Biological Leaveners

chemical,
Kitchen Pruning
,
Chemical Leaveners

mechanical,
Mechanical Leaveners

multiple,
Egg Yolks

experimenting with,
158°F / 70°C: Vegetable Starches Break Down

parasites and,
How to Prevent Foodborne Illness Caused by Parasites

“cooking” with,
Fun with Hardware
,
“Cooking” with Cold: Liquid Nitrogen and Dry Ice