Unexpected Elements

An eggciting episode

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Apr 18, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Chocolate Eggs Mishap

  • Marnie Chesterton bought beautiful chocolate eggs in a cardboard carton like hen's eggs but dropped and broke them all.
  • She spent the evening gluing the chocolate eggs back together with melted chocolate.
INSIGHT

Aquafaba as Egg Substitute

  • Aquafaba is the cooked bean juice from chickpeas or kidney beans often discarded but magical for vegan recipes.
  • It mimics egg whites in stabilizing foams and emulsions thanks to proteins and surfactants, though egg white chemistry still puzzles scientists.
ADVICE

Perfect Boiled Egg Method

  • To make the perfect boiled egg, alternate cooking in boiling water and cooler water in cycles for a total of 32 minutes.
  • This method cooks the yolk and white at optimum temperatures while preserving micronutrients.
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