Category: experiments
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An Attempt at Recreating the Canned Water Method for Clear Ice
Trying to replicate making clear ice by “canning” water.
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Extracting Natural Color from Plants: The Freeze-Thaw Method
A simple technique for extracting color from flower petals or other plants.
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Aquafaba Future Experiments and Suggestions
Suggestions on other ways to prepare chickpeas to make froth to replace egg whites in cocktails.
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Aquafaba Experiments Round 3
In this round of experiments we test chickpea flour added as a solid rather than liquid.
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Aquafaba Experiments Round 2
Another round of experiments with aquafaba aka chickpea water for cocktail use as a replacement for egg whites.
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Aquafaba Experiments Round 1
A first round of experiments with aquafaba aka chickpea water for cocktail use as a replacement for egg whites.
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Boiled Versus Rested Water Clarity with Directional Freezing: A Comparison
Can boiled water degas it? Or will gas become reabsorbed into water, thereby making just-as-cloudy ice in the directional freezing system.
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How to Monogram your Ice Cubes with Ice Brands
I’ve seen bars around the world imprinting their clear ice cubes with logos and monograms, so I decided to test out some methods of doing so at home.
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How Many Potatoes are in One Bottle of Vodka?
How many potatoes are in one bottle of Karlsson’s Vodka? Answer: This many.
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More Fun with Ice: The Time Bomb
The fun with ice continues! In ongoing experiments freezing things in ice, I decided to try freezing food coloring in the middle of an ice cube. Then when the ice melts, the coloring will release and change the drink. Click on the link below to see how I did it and what happened.