Unprofessional Engineering

The Engineering Behind Baking - Episode 200


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Do your cookies spread when you're baking them? Does your bread fail to rise? Do you get domed cakes even though they are flat in the oven? This is all because you don't understand the engineering behind baking!
We're taking a look at one of our favorite hobbies to better understand how engineering can be used to improve our baking game. From understanding what yeast is doing, to learning about leavening agents, and even some tips on creating a better bake, this episode has it all! Not to mention that it probably has more actual chemistry and engineering involved than most episodes!
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