food science

5 Reasons Why Chefs Need Hackerspaces

Dan Mills

By Dan Mills

Dan Mills

Dan is the founder of Tinker Kitchen, where food hackers can learn, experiment, and have fun with cooking. He is a collector of kitchen gadgets, big and small. Previously, Dan worked as a product manager and hacker at tech nonprofits Creative Commons and Mozilla.

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Preparing food can at times be a craft or a science. Chefs need the freedom to experiment and a place that can facilitate creativity.

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Explore Fermentation with Kits from Kraut Source

Explore Fermentation with Kits from Kraut Source

Elise Tarkman

By Elise Tarkman

Elise Tarkman

Elise Tarkman is the Editorial Production Manager for Make: and Makezine. Her hodgepodge history includes work in the magazine industry, DeCA, moving, bus driving, and ballet.

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Karen Diggs’ company Kraut Source sells kits that allow you to explore the fermentation process with any produce you can think of. The fermentation process utilizes a salt brine, which differs from the pickling process in that it generates probiotics. In turn, the probiotics allow you to ingest good bacteria that aid in your digestive […]

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