The teens at our Ron Estabillo Club kicked off our STEM challenges by exploring not just the art of cooking but the science behind it. They explored the concept of “Molecular Gastronomy,” which is defined as “a scientific approach to cooking that uses chemistry and physics to create new foods and explore the relationship between food’s chemical and physical properties. It involves experimenting with food’s composition, properties, and transformations to create flavorful, artistic, and functional dishes”.
Our teens decided to make grilled sandwiches and explored how different aspects of cooking are based in science, for example: the process of fermentation to make the cheese and break they used and energy transfer from the oven to the sandwiches. It was a very delicious experiment and they had a fantastic time. They love to cook and are looking forward to more in the future.
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