The chemistry of cookies - Stephanie Warren

[@Caterpillarnook]

Here are the Celsius conversions: Butter melts at 33.33 Salmonella dies at 57.77 The proteins reaction happens at 62.22 The water boils away at 100 Maillard reaction at 154.44 Caramelization at 180 And 350 oven is 176.66

[@zsokarati9228]

Thank you. I wonder when the US will finally arrive to the 21st century.

[@voxuanthao956]

The hero we all need

[@rominafourcade9730]

Thank you, I genuinely thought the cookies were being burnt with those numbers

[@BlameItOnJoe]

Thank you! I was coming here to complain that they should base it on ºC since most of the countries that view this don't use ºF

[@Bugoy_ADHD]

Thank you!

[@rasheedatekiyoyo7163]

I didn't know there was so much science in my cookies.

[@legwax]

Hehe you didn't know

[@imamy7865]

I know right

[@virgiliaspight4482]

Exhalant Lol

[@unandanknuckles1513]

Exhalant cookies! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssssssssss (eats all of the cookies right after the cookies had baked) yummy! :3

[@moptop4355]

rasheedat ekiyoyo right! Baking is actually a science

[@Omnilatent]

Dear TED, 6,7 billion people use Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. You could at least WRITE the respective celsius temperature in the video. Greetings, all sane countries outside of the US.

[@Marty6972]

Or perhaps you could just learn how to convert it... like us insane people in the US do with everything Celsius. Peace!

[@mogami4869]

***** °C = (°F - 32) * 5/9 ...yeah I'm so going to remember that for every single random moment in my life (which is, in fact, not often) when I stumble upon a Fahrenheit degree :P

[@Marty6972]

mogami4869 Exactly my point really. For even as often as I run into Celsius working with computers, I can never get the conversion right off the top of my head. Thankfully, there are places like www.metric-conversions.org/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit.htm to help me out in those times. Peace!

[@Omnilatent]

***** Best solution would be the US finally adopting the metric system like all other countries (except US, Liberia and Burma)

[@Marty6972]

Omnilatent I agree. But from my experiences, you can't change the world... you can only change yourself. Peace!

[@BanAnna85]

Former baker and honours graduate from baking school here. You forgot one of the most important steps! Creaming the fat (butter) with sugar creates air pockets in your dough. This process leavens your baked product, always cream your fat and sugar until light and fluffy if you want a light and fluffy result.

[@quilla75]

@@vincikeeper1581 it's a combination

[@abhishekperi7399]

Also, baking soda is sodium hydrogen -carbonate/ sodium bi-carbonate, not sodium dioxide. Not that its really important tho

[@sofiaazira5551]

would this cause the cookie to taste more crunchy or cakey?

[@bellenesatan]

@@sofiaazira5551 both! The carmalized tops are crispy, but the inside is cakey and chewy, somewhat like a marshmallow bread of sorts, in my experience.

[@angelverzosa2908]

Can I still cream the butter when the cookie recipe calls for melted browned butter?

[@thechaoslp2047]

How many countries on this planet use Fahrenheit.

[@svetlanabudnikovaofficial]

+TheChaosLp Like 2 or 1 ugh yeah

[@jonathanschossig1276]

USA, Belize, Bahamas, Cayman Islands

[@nutellafoxvideos7350]

*has lived in the U.S. most of his 16 years of life. *Understands the Metric and Celcius better than the Standard System. *Can't even remember how many feet are in a mile and the boiling point of water in fareinheiht. *knows the boiling point of water in Celcius though! Because 0 and 100 is easier to remember than 32 and 212 (yes I googled it)

[@markabbott8523]

Adadave what is shorting

[@denpadolt9242]

I think the Bahamas stopped using it recently so...even fewer countries use it now, a total of 3.

[@palestblue5218]

Baker: Oh no! We've been found out! Chef: Hide the test tubes and colored liquids!

[@sitoa3343]

He's learned too much!

[@eriust5227]

Kyla Montenegro coloured*

[@bigtoefungusvs.friedpochun7612]

@@eriust5227 Different ways to spell it, colored in the US and coloured in Canada and the UK

[@eriust5227]

Big Toe Fungus vs. Fried Po Chungus heheh ok

[@carolrickroll767]

Lol!😂

[@ewe8929]

I love the intro! "It's color darkens- ominously." "Then, the kitchen timer dings. Your cookie is ready." I was like: did I press the pluto video?

[@archanaskitchen]

Fantastic video. Simply loved it. I love baking and agree to the fact that I use the sense of smell to decide when to go close to the oven to check whether my cookies are baked!

[@avivastudios2311]

I love his voice. He can make the science of baking sound like an epic thriller.

[@kaylenvee8150]

I remember my sister once told me that when she was interning with this baker at this buffet that also had a bunch of desserts, including cookies, she told me they didn't have timers for almost anything in there. The head chef would just...zip over to the oven and pull out the tray after some time and always, the stuff that was being baked in there comes out perfect. It was very fascinating and hilarious to watch because she'd yell: "Out of the way!!" And everyone would part like the Red Sea while she makes a bee line ot the ovens.

[@novasapphire2865]

Yeah that's an eyeballer right there, I come from a family of them. We eyeball everything and it always turns out fine. But it's hard to describe directions because we don't really follow measurements lol, we just adjust things a lot depending on how many people we feed

[@SchoolboyHaze]

I’ve been a baker for the past 3 years, when I tell you I know exactly what you’re talking about… it’s like my nose is trained to know when it’s ready 😅

[@mrplantman2751]

C is for cookie and also for Celsius, which you apparently haven't heard of.

[@lazyperfectionist3978]

FFS mate, we have ways to convert Fahrenheit to celsius, figure it out for yourself.

[@hubril7921]

baldrick Triffid in korea,C is for Chickens!

[@alexandriariley5209]

Let me correct you there: South Korea. In North Korea, the chickens went extinct due to hunger (may or may not be true; I'm just joking)

[@dexterdev]

CARBON...

[@Tonnidas]

LOL

[@abbieq11]

90% of the comments: no Celsius really? The rest: something else

[@missgworl3918]

just look up the conversions🙄

[@konii2541]

@@missgworl3918 it's annoying pausing the video every ten seconds and moving to a different tab to calculate the temperature, and then going back to keep watching.

[@spokehedz]

And all this time I thought cookie monster was just an addict... Clearly, he was addicted to science!

[@millianarakuzen]

"Bakers are mad scientists" best quote I ever heard

[@vatsalnarang1632]

ikr😀

[@thegamergirl6164]

same

[@thetrueesteemedwizard]

"yes I am a mad scientist how do you know"

[@Topherccino]

If you ought to show temperature, use both CELSIUS and FAHRENHEIT. Not everyone knows fahrenheit.

[@e1234567898765432100]

Just do some math

[@mahxylim7983]

I agree. I have troubles too.

[@xaksaroph]

just some math.... multiply by 1.8 (or 9/5) and add 32 yeah nah

[@drawinglife2008]

Christopher Eugenio and DEGREES

[@Tonnidas]

YES I AGREE WITH HIM! COME ON TED-ED! my first ever complain of this channel, everything else: PURRFECT!

[@shanialozano5854]

My day wouldn't ever be complete without hearing addison's voice

[@khwaishjain1341]

addison rae...*strangely wicked face of astonishment*

[@Azelinskie]

This animation is amazing! Whoever did the visuals for this needs a raise. and a hug. and a lollypop.

[@abhijeetraut6427]

Everyone Here: Use celsius C Me: Use kelvin K😂

[@owenboshington]

lol

[@hibaid1424]

"You know i'm something of a scientist myself"

[@victorpendragon3071]

Bruh

[@annewithane756]

Americans: Farenheit Better! Rest of the world: Celcius BETTER! You, an intellectual: KELVINNNN

[@prulinesale8829]

Fahrenheit and Celsius people: we have found a common enemy

[@XuanNguyen-cl8vs]

TEd-Ed never fails my expectation for scientific animations.

[@gerardoixehuatl6776]

Love the complex science behind simple things

[@MsSaraLiu]

I love how you explain those difficult concepts! Thanks a lot

[@yourbuddyunit]

First of all, I don't appreciate you infecting me with the idea of steam being an alien xenomorph bursting from formerly delectable pastries. Second of all, the aforementioned statement is in fact false; I played that segment back 2x because it was freaking amazing and I'll happily carry that mental image for the rest of my life.

[@rihannah9393]

I literally just did a lab on chemical reactions in cookies and I hadn't thought of youtube as a source of info. Nice video.

[@quimiclan]

I take away a lot of learning from this video. Thank you for making chemistry so interesting.

[@laurenc3105]

I know that everyone is getting all worked up about how they didn't use Celsius, but can I just say that I love this flat color animation?

[@fenmareplayz7301]

That's an absolutely perfect explanation. I understood some of it and I'm pretty sure that the person watching this that have interest on cooking and science love this

[@cyzhouhk]

I suddenly want to bake, I'm hungry.

[@SnufflySpy]

I'm a little hungy, you know what I'm saying?

[@diamondgoldsilver9899]

I adore the beginning of the video where you somehow make the process of baking cookies sound interesting

[@madelynpoling1738]

I've always loved baking and almost anyone who's tried my food loves it. Then I entered science class in middle school and I excelled. My teacher really liked me. People would laugh if I said that a baker is basically a mad scientist they would laugh, but lot of what I had to learn in science made sense because I baked. People who make food are also artists picking out they perfect ingredients to create amazing visuals as well as tastes and smells. Don't you love it when you can stuff your face with food while sounding smart?

[@kieraf]

Madelyn Poling Obviously you have time, but may i recommend food sciences as an area of interest/ possible college path for you? It sounds like you'd love it.

[@iWonchan]

this video is 7 years old and yet i come back it something about his voice is very soothing

[@LECityLECLEC]

One of my fave episodes God bless and thank you!

[@Wubbox-s4j]

I have a test tomorrow but this is important than school

[@lcdthethird]

This was an amazingly well put video. I want to take the rest of the day off and go bake cookies.

[@joannaalday]

Really appreciate the writing in this.

[@joshwerner2175]

I'm sorry, but raw dough is worth the risk! ;) *gets salmonella poisoning, dies*

[@oliverwirth42]

worth it...

[@Elizabeth-ur6us]

You can make edible dough that's easier to make and you eat it raw ._.

[@oliverwirth42]

Yumeni I can eat non-edible dough raw can't I?

[@zarinaa1135]

Heres what you do: put the dough in the oven till it reaches the heat level that kills the bacteria. Your cookie is now mushy and safe to eat AND its warmmmmm...🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@petra1995]

Josh Werner You can make cookie dough without eggs! No risk of salmonella.

[@nikosyv]

AMAZINGLY AWESOME!!! I need to learn more about foodchemistry

[@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240]

😍

[@leenakar1462]

Cool My grandma makes cookies all the time and I didn't even know there's so much science into it!! Thank you TedEd

[@quocvietngo2059]

I've always liked that last punchline at the end of each Ted video, it brilliantly sums up the whole video in a very humorous and interesting way

[@SnootracSpells96]

Fun Fact: The animation studio who animated Superjail (Augenblick Studios) collaborated with TED-Ed and has been shown at millions of schools. It’s obviously nice to see a (sorta) well known animation company to do this masterpiece

[@Marcopolo9]

I want a cookie with a nice tall glass of cold milk now....

[@komyobkomyob7013]

milk taste bad :-(

[@SoyAlexDeMex]

Bam the turtle no sir

[@r2dxhate]

@@komyobkomyob7013 Only tastes bad out of plastic. Get some milk from the cardboard cartons that flip open like the ones we used to have in school. So delicious.

[@user-ze8fr9wq1t]

Lmao I made chocolate cookies but they taste so bad with milk and now I regret it :-: but hey I still have fresh cookies!

[@doanhminh4814]

thank you this helped me write my homework essay "tell me about a chemical reaction that happens of your daily object or tasks in 1000 words"

[@Melangox_JAM]

Watching all the non Americans complain about Ted using Fahrenheit and not Celsius is the funniest thing I’ll ever read

[@rnprican]

this video is really cool I didn't know cookies were so complicated please make more food videos like this

[@Zoelis17]

"If you're ideal cookie is barely brown, like a Northeasterner on a beach vacation" LMAOOOO

[@EdWiebe]

Sad because °F. When will we be rid of it? When?

[@sayhoman]

+Ed Wiebe miles, gallons, ounces, all of that shit's gotta go too.

[@robertpersons8370]

+Ed Wiebe Never

[@EdWiebe]

Robert Persons Unfortunately that's probably true.

[@robertpersons8370]

+Robert Persons Yeah, Americans are just too awesome. heh

[@EdWiebe]

Robert Persons I wouldn't have phrased it quite like that!

[@marr3487]

Your videos are great !, I use them for my science class, the big problem is that when I work with young children, I need them in Spanish :( (I know there are many translated, but not all) Thanks for your work!!!

[@nehasara4010]

The "puns" at the end of almost every TED-Ed video are what give life to my empty soul

[@TakanashiYuuji]

Would have been nice to see the Celsius conversion on screen, if only to show that TED acknowledges a world wide audience.

[@nanahuatli2144]

I didn't mind because the subtitles in my language have all the temperatures in °C. Thank you, subtitle person.

[@yojiviriak675]

He is the best voice on Teded

[@yumeko7002]

These videos really motivate me to study hard on my AP Bio LMAO It's actually interesting for me since I love baking

[@thee_rarity8477]

As a pre-med.. nutrition science major, this video made my night 💛

[@vincikeeper1581]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !..MY TWO FAVOURITE THINGS IN THE WORLD ARE ART/CREATIVITY AND SCIENCE IN THIS VIDEO !

[@y.asemin]

Bu videoları izledikçe kültürleniyorum💛 thank you soo much ted-ed family🌝

[@belaangelo9616]

This is the very first time I actually feel like I'm going to be a great baker 😆😆😆 Arigato 🌼

[@FrootyTootieSquareRoot]

This Better Be One Of The Movies In The Imax Movie Theaters I Have On Wednesday Hosted By My School

[@MamaMarker]

Thanks for the fun video and informative descriptions! Love it!

[@mudamoody98]

One of the reason that makes me happy to apply to my major in college (Food Science)

[@wangnan173]

Hi Ted, I really like food chemistry so more videos on the subject are welcomed

[@kiara4345]

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS MY ENTIRE LIFETIME ON THIS PLANET WHERE TF HAVE U BEEN?!

[@JSperlingReich]

This video provides a great explanation of the chemical process that occurs during baking most cookies and pastries. If this kind of stuff interests you then you're likely to enjoy Harold McGee's book, "On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen". It is somewhat technical, yet written so as to be understood by non-scientists. It is one of the required "textbooks" (if one can call it that) at many well known cooking schools. You'll find most professional chefs usually keep a reference copy handy.

[@ebitoro4590]

This came up in my recommendations just as I was waiting for my cookie dough to cool in the fridge.

[@chronousnemesis]

Please include celcius as well. I thought TedEd is for international.

[@unnatit1692]

chronousnemesis how the heck was he supposed to know to put both temperatures

[@bottleofwater1675]

Unnati T well just use C

[@jacobcrow2855]

its an american company and just google it its what we Americans have to do

[@sleepyboi5362]

can't you just use a converter?

[@wokk9543]

it's not international they speak english

[@cshaslag]

This was fascinating and beautiful to watch. You have some serious sewing skills. Thanks for sharing.

[@cranesolacehilbero9687]

The introduction in this video accurately describe my disastrous face, invaded by acne.

[@catalinabellone3498]

TedEd has to be the best channel of youtube

[@ArkDiabLord]

okay, last video of the day...

[@hubril7921]

楚天庙口宇 NOPE

[@ghosttoast2646]

宇庙口 stop lying

[@user-ze8fr9wq1t]

*4 years later* 1 MORE

[@emilyzhu949]

People please stop arguing about Fahrenheit and Celsius.

[@daniellbondad6670]

There are several English-speaking countries using Celsius while America is the only one using Fahrenheit.Use it for local weather only.Education should be clear for all.

[@andromedamessier3176]

@@daniellbondad6670 don’t worry, they use it for science and education. Most scientists in America probably automatically know to use both, so you don’t have to worry.

[@marielamalpartidaolea5716]

Qué buena explicación, es perfecta para entender varios procesos científicos y por supuesto la deliciosa preparación de las galletas. Gracias por hacerlo tan fácil de entender

[@dhanalakshmirajkumar5769]

awesome narration!

[@virtlink]

Too bad I now don't have any clue at what temperature I should bake my cookies, since I only know Celcius. In fact, the younger generation of people in the whole world except for the US uses Celcius.

[@virtlink]

***** Sure I could do that... for _all eight_ temperatures he mentions. The whole story is about the right temperature for the right process, and I can't follow the story when I have to look up the temperatures every twenty seconds. It is also a bit short sighted to think the world consists only of the United States of America, who (according to Wikipedia) are the only large nation still exclusively using Fahrenheit. Mentioning the Celcius temperatures would have made the story much more enjoyable and easier to follow. At least for me.

[@virtlink]

***** It's not that much of a big deal, I still learned something the video. But imagine all temperatures in the video were in Kelvin. Then you and I both would have little idea as to how hot or cold the mentioned temperature is, relative to what you know. Sure, Google can convert it. But still...

[@gcecg]

Fret not. Your computer has a handy calculator which automatically converts Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius.

[@Omnilatent]

Virtlink Actually that would still be easier than Fahrenheit since you only had to subtract 273 from it for Celsius. I don't need google for that.

[@nguyenbinhphuong1491]

Virtlink subtract Fahrenheit by 32 then divide it by 1.8 and you have the point, kinda annoying when watching this video then pause to calculate the temperature of each process

[@rosie2341]

Watching this for online school! :)

[@sidrazubair4]

20 seconds into the video: When i clicked this video i didn’t expect the opening of a horror movie 30 seconds in: .....Dude you know how to make cookies scary

[@phatmartyplays332]

Throwback to 5th grade and watching this for homework

[@SamConnelly]

I know this is for an american audience but if you are going to talk about science, maybe use the scientific standards for measurements too?

[@malvavisco10]

Those measurements are standard in the US, where the video was produced. Thanks for your comment though, babydoll!

[@jamespadfoot7]

IKR. MTE.

[@chuchung712]

Malvavisco LOL love how you ignore the word "SCIENTIFIC", love Murica

[@malvavisco10]

chuchung712 Again, this was produced in the US for a primarily American audience. Get a measurement translator app or just Google it. This is a Buzzfeed general interest video produced for the benefit of laypeople with a casual interest in the matter, not scientists.

[@raf221]

Samantha Connelly Freaking Americans not using metric system and celsius :

[@mihaleben6051]

I think there is a flaw in amount of sides-2+F=t It doesnt account for falls. Actually, you should only pusj around 1 newton normally Oh i found a way, divide it by 10. That way its 1.1 newtons for 11 seconds. Much better

[@HisCarlnessI]

I've eaten tons of cookie dough, all my life, many times a year. Still haven't gotten salmonella, and neither has anyone else in my immediate or extended family on my mother's side, where eating raw cookie dough is tradition.

[@MDkid1]

Better watch it, you might just get it now!

[@HisCarlnessI]

MDkid1 ...

[@rogerhinman5427]

Same here. But you gotta keep the lawyers happy.

[@antarcticpenguin]

I love cookie dough. It's delicious

[@porkoamy2001]

Did you sterilise the dough?

[@aniyer1803]

the people's voice who make ted ed videos are to relaxing.

[@silvertongue00]

well thanks for ignoring the rest of the world by using Fahrenheit.

[@silvertongue00]

+Bellator Gaming well this is called commenting and i am commenting on something i did not like about the video. Besides this is not about learning the correct measurements this is about some americans being self centered idiots and ignoring rest of the world. Internet is universal not just an american thing. so is youtube and everyone from across the world can watch this video but only a small minority can understand it. Also this video claims to be scientific but science speaks metric honey not some ridiculous system that is based on barley seeds.

[@null_pointer_deref]

BirdOfParadise777 you don't get the point. Using a converter is not a problem, but it's stupid to make a video with ºF measurement when nearly any country use it (like only 3 or 4). In adittion, you don't use Fahrenheit in a science video.

[@BirdOfParadise777]

Well, the point is. It is their video after all and they can do what ever they want. Whining about it won't change the video. Using a converter doesn't take very long. Being polite to the person/people who made the video and asking them to add C to future videos would be addressing the issue instead of whining and complaining about it.

[@null_pointer_deref]

BirdOfParadise777 Well... Yes, that's true. Sorry if you felt I was mad or something like that

[@Nobody-vh1wt]

silvertongue00 Whoah. I get you're proud of your country and that's understandable. I'm not American too but who cares? Just get a converter instead of taking it out on ted-ed. Respect the fact that they don't come from your country and they didn't think it would be such a big deal. Because this is ridiculous. Now a few questions, If perhaps someone uploaded a video in your language would you be pissed they did that? Would you be pissed they didn't upload it in english because majority of the world would understand it better ? A bit petty isn't it? Plus, If you still don't agree with me. Remember that they have every right on what they would want to do with *their* video.

[@Tannermortimer]

My main critique is that caramelization typically begins at around 320°F (160°C). However, the process can continue and intensify at higher temperatures, often reaching up to about 350°F (175°C), where deeper flavors and darker colors develop. The specific temperature at which caramelization occurs can vary depending on the type of sugar and the moisture content of the food being caramelized. In baking, achieving a good caramelization is key for creating rich flavors and desirable textures, especially in cookies and pastries.

[@audreywang1899]

Love it! Helped a LOTTTT for my science project! :)

[@sophiegao5117]

For everyone complaining about the Fahrenheit and Celsius issue, it doesn't kill you to just search it on Google - instead of complaining about the video, you could've taken this time to search the conversion.

[@wancheng89]

I love cookies and I love science! I take this way too seriously, but actually I don't bake :3

[@zarinaa1135]

That opining description is so funny! Couldn't stop giggling!

[@simonberryman4966]

Love it! Very nicely done indeed. Just one thought re the °F/°C debate - why not make two versions of the same video? Just like doing one in another language but a whole lot easier, and by doing so expanding the 'viewership' to millions more...

[@MarioFanGamer659]

Or put Celcius and Farhenheit together, that work too.

[@Akari-br7ci]

I want someone to make a horror movie where the "monster" is a cookie

[@amruthabibiana.d3551]

what a beautiful and informative video this is :)

[@amillecc]

I love this art style

[@GWigWam]

Please use international standard for measuring temperature.

[@Stonesand_bones]

My mother hates caramelized cookies so youre right about the northeastener part except for me I like crunchy cookies as long as theyre a bit doughy in the middle.

[@MinervaThai]

What an entertaining, concise, and comprehensive "overview" of the #science of #baking #cookies! Everyone should watch this if they've got 5 minutes to spare :)

[@beesinred3138]

Cool! My teacher showed us this before we baked our cookies

[@nichtfurdich9266]

When you use such exotic systems like Fahrenheit, make sure to put its equivalent in Celsius as well, that way you may reach a much broader audience!

[@ihavethebiggay972]

I love your videos I watch them when I'm bored

[@ybra]

2:20 "the steam evaporates" Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't steam by it's very definition already evaporated?

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyaz]

huh something to ponder on and YOU WROTE THIS COMMENT 7 YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sofalofa9541]

TED-ED has now become a baking channel.

[@chentzuliu2898]

what a nice video! hope you do more :)

[@Samouaswagie]

Obsessed with these videos.

[@quyentran8670]

Could you please explain more on how "water escape when butter starts to melt". Where is the water from, is it from inside the butter? Thank you

[@tallest_0112]

Thank you~~~ you saved my Stem project :)