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The Maillard Reaction

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I just watched Julie & Julia the other night. Such a delightful movie, it surely is! Someone once said cooking is chemistry in action. Well, cooking is chemistry indeed! We have acids and bases (e.g., vinegar and lye), we have phase changes (ice freezing, butter melting—oooh butter! You can never have too much butter!), we have stirring, mixing, whipping, you name it.