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The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook

If you have the patience to repeatedly switch an egg between a hot and a colder pan, you'll be rewarded with an amazing taste and texture, say physicists

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Josh Smalley bakes Christmas Gingerbread

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The science-backed method to baking a perfect gingerbread biscuit

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focaccia bread

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Perfect focaccia recipe by Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley

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Perfect chocolate and caramel Swiss roll

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Perfect chocolate-caramel Swiss roll recipe by Bake Off's Josh Smalley

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Different cooking oil options

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The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health

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Blueberry muffin

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How anthocyanins in blueberries can test pH in muffins

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Humans

Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools

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Life

Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious

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Eggless cake

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How a dash of science can help bake the perfect eggless chocolate cake

Culture

Lessons in Chemistry review: TV show delivers – just stay with it

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Lessons in Chemistry review: TV show delivers – just stay with it

When Lessons in Chemistry, the story of a woman scientist frustrated by the times she lives in, finally finds its stride, it is a reminder that things can come together with patience

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Health

How to make sure your chicken is properly cooked

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Chemistry

Chemical reaction used in cooking may have helped complex life evolve

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Humans

Ancient utensils bear traces of 2000-year-old Vietnamese curry

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Humans

Why preserving your lemons in salt will make them even tastier

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