Category Archives: Kitchen Science

Germs (Eeeeuuuw!) and Handwashing

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I scammed hand washing as a kid. I turned on the cold water, without soap, played at washing my hands for about five seconds, and declared myself done. Of course, that doesn’t actually get rid of germs, but it’s hard … Continue reading →

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How to Bake Chocolate Chip Dashboard Cookies: Celebrating a Texas Heatwave Record!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Y’all know I’ve been fairly grumpy about this Texas summer’s heat, but maybe it’s been worthwhile. Yesterday, August 24th, set the weather record in Austin, Texas for the number of 100+ days at 70 degrees. That record will be broken … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Science & the Mother of Level Measurements

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

Not sure why, but for some reason my little brain has always associated the name Fannie Farmer with candies. Am I the only one? Of course, Fannie May makes the confections, not Fannie Farmer. But until recently I couldn’t have told … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Polymer

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Starting off the New Year with bang, or rather, a fizz, for my next badge work, I’m in the kitchen making polymers. What is a polymer? I didn’t know either, so I looked it up. A polymer is a chain … Continue reading →

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Growing Crystals: Kitchen Science 101

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

My time in the kitchen is generally relegated to two things: grabbing a snack, or passing through it to get from one room to the next. But this simple “kitchen science” experiment meant little more than boiling up some water … Continue reading →

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