Serving up the science of what we cook, eat, and drink - all with the goal of unlocking ultimate deliciousness.
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Jun 10
I PROMISE this orange is actually gray -- I'm just trying to mess with your brain to see if you'll buy it! Sounds dumb, but this is actually something supermarkets do every day, and we lay it aaaall out in our NEW VIDEO!
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Jun 1
A red mesh bag might be the difference between a mediocre orange and a delicious-looking one. Learn more about how supermarkets hack our brains in our NEW VIDEO!
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May 22
Rabies is one of the deadliest diseases we know of; if you don’t get treatment soon after getting exposed, you’re almost certain to die. But rabies’ intent isn’t actually to kill – it's to control.
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ALT Illustration showing a calm dog transforming into a distressed dog with a virus on its back, symbolizing rabies infection.
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May 13
This isn't easy to say, but: all freezers smell like old people. Don't blame me! It's just the chemistry of freezer smell, which we lay all out in our latest video: youtube.com/watch?v=EbAHrFf6…
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May 1
Food that has spent a lot of time in the freezer smells... weird, right? Stale, cardboardy... Weird. Is it your freezer's fault? Kinda. Sorta. Turns out, ALL freezers smell like that. We tell you ALL about it in our NEW VIDEO:
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Apr 23
Cooking with a cast iron pan is an arm workout if I've ever seen one! Brag about those culinary GAINS with our stunning MinuteFood T-shirt!
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Apr 2
It's still wild to me that we just whipped up this artwork of a website for a sponsor message. Look at it! It's gorgeous! minutefood.info
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Mar 31
How come you've always got room for dessert? What's THAT about? Turns out, dessert stomachs are REAL and we're GOING TO FIND YOURS in our latest video: youtube.com/watch?v=odgpApdG…
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Mar 25
🍰 NEW VIDEO! 🍰 Why do you always seem to have room for dessert? Believe it or not, you have a "dessert stomach", just not where you're expecting.
Check it out in our newest video! youtube.com/watch?v=odgpApdG…
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Mar 3
Are there worms in your sushi? Probably not. But if there were, would big of a risk would it be to eat it? It's a whole thing. Let us explain it better in our latest video!
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Feb 23
NEW VIDEO! How risky is eating raw fish, really? Will I die if I eat this salmon? It might've gotten the "sushi-grade" seal of approval, but if I were a seal, would I approve of this fish? Only one way to know! #food_science
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Jan 8
NEW VIDEO! Fizzy drinks are so weird. Soda foams when poured, beer cans blow up when shaken, and champagne bubbles strangely line up in your glass. What's that about?
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22 Nov 2025
Thanksgiving is approaching... Remember to start thawing your turkeys! If you haven't watched our NEW VIDEO, we deep-fried some frozen (and not-so-frozen) turkeys and been engulfed in flames so you don't have to.
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20 Nov 2025
NEW VIDEO! We deep-fried some turkeys to understand WHY they turn into a flaming mess, and HOW you can avoid casting Fireball on your whole kitchen.
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22 Oct 2025
This is an excellent video by @MinuteFood. It addresses real concern with a very pragmatic yet scientific approach.
"You asked: how safe is cast iron?"
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8 Nov 2025
these licorice wars are getting out of hand... who invited these guys in??
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7 Nov 2025
OK, Red Vines or Twizzlers: which one is better? We've scienced this out and there can only be one winner. It's time we settle this in our NEW VIDEO!
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6 Oct 2025
Did your bread go stale? It's not (just) that it lost moisture, it's also because its starch is in retrograde. We're not talking astrology here, it's pure chemistry! Let us tell you about it in our NEW VIDEO!
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8 Sep 2025
This kernel gave up on its dreams. Now, science has found out why it didn't pop, and how to get it to bloom into beautiful popcorn.
🍿 Learn more about it in our NEW VIDEO! youtube.com/watch?v=UAeSF7Kg…
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20 Aug 2025
Twizzlers or Red Vines? MinuteFood needs YOUR help to settle the science for an upcoming video! Fill out the quick survey here: tr.ee/twizzlers
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