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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.
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.
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.