This video illustrates and discusses the answer to five scientific questions related to the principles of food preparation. 1. Why does bread go stale and what can be done to prevent this? 2. What makes a sponge cake light? 3. Why must bread dough be kneaded so much? 4. What effect does colour and texture have on the way meat should be cooked. 5. How do microwaves cook food?
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307253
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Analysis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Microbiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Analysis
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)