Hasta La Gadget!

You’ve seen them as ingredients in your favorite foods and sauces: Agar-Agar, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, but you’ve never really figured out what they are, where they come from, and what they do. With the Molecular Cuisine Starter Kit from ThinkGeek, you have the opportunity to get started with the science behind molecular gastronomy and how you can apply those principles to make tasty eats. 

Molecular gastronomy is the science of understanding the relationships between chemicals used in or created by cooking. Chefs and scientists alike then use that knowledge to tweak their dishes to come up with new and interesting things, like foams that taste like beets or semi-solid bubbles that taste like balsamic vinegar.  

The Molecular Cuisine Starter Kit comes with five sets of additives that each have different properties, the necessary tools to get dirty in the kitchen, and a DVD with recipes and demonstrations so you’re not flying blind when you open the box. It’s available now for $69.99 list price.