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October 4th, 2005
11:35 pm - i love alton brown part 2
I've had AB's I'm Just Here for the Food for awhile now, but as it's not a traditional cookbook filled with recipes, I've not really given it any attention. Well I got it down tonight and by the 8th page I was so excited I had to put it down and make sure that his baking book was on my amazon wishlist! I don't know why I am seeing this as so life changing (the whole less-reliant on recipes, understanding the science behind the technique thing), being that I watch is show all the time, but I was really struck by his introduction and the mission statement of the book. So, yeah, I'm going to go read some more.
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September 26th, 2005
07:44 pm - Baking soda v baking powder
Alton Brown taught me something (else) today. Baking powder contains cream of tartar (an acid, which by the way I found out earlier in the week was a left-over from the wine-making process) and baking soda (alkaline). The two balance each other out to produce just the right amount of gas to get things like, in this case, muffins to rise. In some recipes you need to add more baking soda to balance out an added acid such as buttermilk or chocolate. Neat, huh?
And I will remember this better because I'm typing it here. See, this is handy already!
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