“The Kitchen as Laboratory” – Case Study: Coffee Ice Cream Chemistry
Live From Philly – An ACS Webinar’s Special Event
Is it possible to make tasty ice cream in a plastic bag with simple ingredients? Yes it is -but only with a spoonful of chemistry and a pinch of physics! Join us as renowned food scientist, Dr. Cesar Vega, editor and contributing author of of The Kitchen as Laboratory, illustrates how using partition coefficient knowledge and the freezing process can help you make delicious ice cream.
ACS LIVE Coffee Ice Cream Chemistry Recipe
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Event Details
Sunday, August 19
12:00-1:00 PM ET
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Meet your Expert
César Vega earned his doctorate in Food Science from the University College Cork (Ireland). His areas of expertise include dairy emulsions, the physical chemistry of cocoa and the science of cooking. He has published 20+ peer-reviewed manuscripts and one book. Today he is a research manager at Mars where he works on the incorporation of cocoa flavanols into foods and provides guidance in the area of food material science. Dr. Vega is a passionate cook. He possesses culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu. He was one of the expert reviewers in Myrhvold’s Modernist Cuisine, is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, and of Food Biophysics. César is also co-editor of and contributor to The kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food & Cooking (Columbia University Press, 2012).
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“I attended the ACS national meeting in Philly and enjoyed Cesar Vega’s presentation on making coffee ice cream in a bag. I completed my first batch over the weekend. Mmmmmm good! This could be the start of a new hobby! The flavor options available are endless!”
Don Walker
Principal Scientist
Biogen-Idec Chemical Process R&D
I printed off the instructions and I’m going by the instructions but mine doesn’t look like the pictures they have bigger portions