4Kiddos Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sigh...I feel so stupid posting this.:banghead: But, does anyone have any good recommendations for a book or other resource that I can read to learn about kitchen chemistry? I took chemistry in college but it was so long ago that I honestly don't remember a lot of it. My son has been asking about various chemistry questions (why does the oil run away from the milk mommy?) and I need a refresher. (I stumbled through his questions and realized I need help!) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Alton Brown has a set of 3 books based on his show Good Eats (same title). Not only does it give the recipes, but it explains why everything works. We love them here. In the early years we used Science Chef, a very basic (K-3 level) book that teaches the beginnings - why does toast brown? Why does lemon juice keep apples from turning? And then has some little experiments to go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Alton Brown has a set of 3 books based on his show Good Eats (same title). Not only does it give the recipes, but it explains why everything works. We love them here. In the early years we used Science Chef, a very basic (K-3 level) book that teaches the beginnings - why does toast brown? Why does lemon juice keep apples from turning? And then has some little experiments to go with. :iagree: We also used Vicki Cobb's Science Experiments You can Eat and this site. Here is another site we used. And another. Steve Spangler has a few videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kiddos Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thank you! I had forgotten about Alton Brown! I have seen some of those. I will check into the other resources you mentioned. Thank you so much!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 http://acswebinars.org/vega This might be over a young child's head...I haven't watched it, but DH (a chemist) sent me this link today because it came to his inbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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