For some, cooking is an art; for others, cooking is a science. While we all respect culinary artists, this time around we are looking for the kitchen scientists. Put on your lab coat and make some Instructables that employ scientific processes and principles to create culinary wonders. For inspiration, check out the topic of molecular gastronomy.
We want to see projects that employ things like vacuums, flash freezing, distillation, infusion, emulsification, and crystallization (to name a few possibilities). For this contest we're not looking for your grandparent's recipe, unless your grandparent happens to be Hervé This.
Put away the pots and pans, break out the chemistry set, and show us what you got!
The Science of Cooking is closed.
Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Mar 5, 2018 and Apr 30, 2018 (11:59pm PT).
Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Science of Cooking. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.
Sponsor. The Instructables Science of Cooking Contest (the "Contest") is an on-line contest with skill, ability and knowledge components that is sponsored by Autodesk, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal office at 111 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, CA 94103, USA ("Sponsor"), in connection with the Instructables service and website, www.instructables.com, (the "Sponsor Site"). The Contest is co-sponsored by the company or companies listed here, if any (each, a "Co-Sponsor"): The Contest is governed by these Official Rules (these "Rules"). For any questions regarding the Contest, the Sponsor may be contacted by email at [service@instructables.com] or by mail at the address identified in Section B.18 ("Winner's List; Mailing List") below.
Winner Selection. There will be 31 total winner(s) for the Contest. The winner(s) will be selected on May 07, 2018, and Sponsor will announce the winner(s) on May 08, 2018. Each winner will be awarded only the prize(s) for which that winner was selected, as described below.
Judging. All entries that are in compliance with all terms and conditions of these Rules will be judged on the basis of the following criteria (the "Criteria"): clarity, ingenuity, creativity, quality of presentation, and execution of the Instructable. Sponsor will establish a panel of at least four (4) individuals (each, a "Judge"), including at least the following: Editor of Pertinent Category and associate editors. Two Judges from Sponsor's Instructables staff will choose 31 finalists from the pool of all eligible entries based on their preliminary assessment of whether the entries meet the Criteria. Finalists will be judged by the full panel of Judges. In choosing the winner(s), the Judges will judge each finalist on the Criteria and the Judging Process as described in Section B below. THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL. SPONSOR WILL NOT CORRESPOND WITH ENTRANTS ABOUT THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES OR THE DETERMINATION OF THE WINNERS OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE RULES. Further information on the steps and process of voting and judging can be found in Section B below.