Welcome to Decoding Delicious! Here, you will find test kitchen recipes, ingredient substitution tips, and fun facts about food from a food scientist. The mission at Decoding Delicious is to delve deeply into the mysteries of food and gain a better understanding of how food works! From the simple questions–why does toast turn brown?, to the more complex questions–why is my freshly baked cake deflating into a pancake on the counter as it cools?? At Decoding Delicious, no question is too simple or too complex! Through experimentation, the most perfect version of a recipe can be found, cooking disasters can be explained, simple foods like toast or blanched beans are seen for what they are–marvels of science! Most importantly, once you truly understand food, you are a master of your kitchen. You will no longer be chained to a recipe or doomed to deflated cakes. You can taste and appreciate flavors in a new way and push the boundaries of conventional cooking! Let the discoveries begin!!