Culinology Certification Course

This is a 40-hour, self-paced course on Culinology (restaurant and commercial food production) that was created for the Research Chefs Association and the American Culinary Federation. It is designed for people who work with food professionallly, but home cooks and others interested in learning the science behind commercial food production will find it interesting and […]
Chocolate Ice Cream and Creami vs Pacojet Shootout
In this tutorial you’ll learn to make delicious, creamy chocolate ice cream and we’ll compare two blade-driven ice cream machines: the Ninja Creami and the Pacojet. Recipe Formula (Ingredients): 125g sugar20g malt powder37g Dutch-process cocoa powder (natural cocoa powder will also work)1.5g salt (anywhere between 1 – 2 grams is fine)1/8 tsp espresso powder 160g […]
ACF Food Science Course

This is a 40-hour, self-paced course on food science for food professionals, home cooks, scientists, non-scientists, or anyone who works with food and wants to understand what’s going on under the hood. The ACF food science course is available here. Overview This online course represents over a thousand hours of curriculum development, including many improvements […]
Caramel Ice Cream and Sugar Science

In this tutorial you’ll learn to make delicious, creamy caramel ice cream and also learn a bit about sugar science along the way. Recipe Formula (Ingredients): 100g water 165g sugar (sucrose) 510g 36% cream (see notes below) 170g 4% milk (whole milk) optional: 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean (see notes) Notes on […]