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“Don’t underestimate the power of the Dark Side.”
Radiation. Absorption. Reflection. And getting the perfect toast. 1-Minute NomNom Every source of heat also radiates light. The wavelengths of light used to cook food are mostly in the microwave and...
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The glass light-hows.
Materials. Energy bands. Photons. And why glass is transparent. 1-Minute NomNom Half empty or half full? As far as glass is concerned, it might be neither. And that is the precise reason behind what...
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Have you ever tasted light?
UV. Wavelengths. Colors. And why colored glass bottles prevent violation of your wine. 1-Minute NomNom Light passes through glass easily and thus a glass bottle, for example, looks transparent (read...
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Eye see we are on different wavelengths.
Chlorophyll. Wavelengths. Eye. And how these give us color vision. 1-Minute NomNom Green vegetables look green because when light falls on them, the chlorophyll (see below) in the vegetables absorb...
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Colors!
Additive. Subtractive. Wavelengths. And the amazing things colors do for food. 1-Minute NomNom Colors! We cannot taste them, but they are an important part of the food experience. They can protect...
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Eggs-tra white.
Light scattering. Molecular size. Wavelengths. And how physics and chemistry turn transparent egg white to opaque white. 1-Minute NomNom Whenever I am cooking sunny side up eggs (my favorite...
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