Candy making is basically the manipulation of sucrose by heat. Taffy, jawbreakers, fudge, divinity, butterscotch are all made possible by the fact that between 230 and 350 degrees plain old table sugar, sucrose, goes through more changes than a teenager during prom week.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Explaining candy making as a chemical process involving sugar and heat.
- In plain terms
- Candy is just sugar heated to specific temperatures to change its form.
- What can you take from it?
- Understanding the science improves cooking results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much science is needed to cook?
- What makes candy hard or soft?
Another view
It oversimplifies the skill required to manage these variables.
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