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The Advantages of Modern Technology in Kitchen Equipment | eHow - 0 views

  • allows restaurants to serve food much more quickly, as when plates are cleared from a table, they can be washed while other plates are being used to serve food
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      the dishwasher
  • Cooking Speed
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      Stoves boil water faster with strong flames. Oven preheat almost instantly. Blenders and food processors can chop food quickly. All of these things allow the chefs more time to make meals more complex.
  • Preserving Food
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HowStuffWorks "PTFE and Cookware" - 0 views

  • it's a component in space suits, and it insulates high-voltage wires
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HowStuffWorks "PTFE Safety Debate" - 0 views

  • potential safety concerns for both pet birds and humans [source: Houlihan and White]. The petition cited multiple cases of bird deaths due to fumes from PTFE nonstick coatings along with two specific incidents of polymer fume fever -- temporary flulike symptoms -- in humans
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HowStuffWorks "New Nonstick Technologies" - 0 views

  • two relat­ed technologies -- silicon ceramics and silicone
  • Thermolon
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      Composed of silicon and oxygen. Applied as a single layer over metal. PTFE-free. More eco-friendly due to less energy usage during the production process. Has several formulations for specific nonstick cookware needs. Arrived in market 2007.
  • NP² nonstick technology
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      Used to sear and brown foods. Can be used in oven up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Available to consumers in 2008.
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HowStuffWorks "Nonstick Science" - 0 views

  • The fluorine atoms shield the carbon atoms from reacting.
  • fluorine atoms also play a role in giving PTFE a low coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction is a measurement of how easy it is for two substances to slide by each other -- the harder it is to slide, the higher the coefficient of friction
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Video: Can I Eat That? | Watch NOVA scienceNOW Online | PBS Video - 0 views

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    Brining turkey in salt water allows more water to to go into the turkey by osmosis which mean there will be more water left after cooking making it more juicy. Heat breaks up bonds in the proteins of muscle(meat) the amino acids react with sugars to form molecules that give the meat flavor and color. (Myard Reaction) Cutting onions cause reactions that create an aroma.
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HowStuffWorks "Nonstick Cookware History" - 0 views

  • searching for a less toxic chemical to use as a new refrigerant.
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      Roy Plunkett tried to produce tetrafluoroethylene and instead produced polytetrafluoroethylene. It was a slippery substance. Patented in 1941. Trademarked by DuPont as Teflon in 1945.
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Why do we use microwaves? - 0 views

  • They do not fit through tight spaces and they do not have penetrating power.
  • More things are capable of absorbing microwaves
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Science Week - What's the Chemistry of Cooking? - 0 views

  • casein
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      Found in milk and dairy products will affectively wash away capsaicin the chemical that makes things spicy.
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What is kitchen chemistry? video - 0 views

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    Yeast Reactions, Reactions with enzymes and proteins to cause changes in color, odor and taste.
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