#Monomers

[atasingorneq]

Dann mache ich doch mal ein bisschen Werbung für den #Rocktober im #Subrosa. Am 22. Oktober gibt es dort ein #Konzert der #Monomers.

#Kiel

https://subrosa.gaarden.net/veranstaltungen/monomers-band

[xtruss]

What Happens When You Season a Cast Iron Pan! Here is How Oil and Heat Can Form a Durable Coating.

— By Attabey Rodríguez Benítez | Published: Monday August 1, 2022 | NOVA— PBS

Image Credit: Jack Kennard, Flickr

Ahh, Cast Iron Pans. Love ‘em or Hate ‘em, they’ve been around for hundreds of years. With proper maintenance, they can last long enough to become family heirlooms. A cornerstone of this pan’s upkeep is seasoning, the process of baking oil onto the pan. Contrary to the name, you won’t need salt and pepper, but fat.

To season, you heat the pan covered in fat to scalding temperatures in an oven. What is left behind is a somewhat nonstick surface that not only helps with cooking but protects the pan from rust.

You can use the fat of your choice, but one thing to keep in mind is the smoke point, the temperature at which it starts to smoke. That temperature varies from oil to oil. For example, virgin avocado oil has a smoke point of 520 F, but coconut oil smokes at just 350 F. As soon as that temperature is reached, the seasoning process begins.

There are multiple hypotheses about what’s happening at the molecular level inside that hot oven. The predominant one is that the oil is polymerizing. Fats are made up of different fatty acids, like saturated and unsaturated. When heated, those acids break down into smaller molecules called monomers. And when monomers join together, they form larger molecules called polymers. When this joining happens over and over in an iron skillet, the polymers form a protective layer that keeps water at bay.

A group of researchers from Chongqing University studied this phenomenon in the context of another cast iron cooking tool: the wok. Woks, mainly used in Chinese-style cuisine, are usually round-bottomed. The team hypothesized that the slick surface formed during seasoning is due more to the iron than the oil. To test their hypothesis, the researchers coated a wok with beef tallow and heated it up. As the temperature increased, the fat started to reduce. And the scientists, using X-ray technology, started to see oxygen molecules sneaking into the places where iron was present. With this unexpected guest, iron atoms had to shuffle around to make space, creating small lumps along the surface. The final product is what the team called “iron nanoballs.”

They point out that these nanoballs didn’t make the wok completely nonstick, but rather made the surface conditionally hydrophobic. That means that it repels water when there isn’t much around, but gets wet when there’s a lot of it. The study authors claim this property comes in handy during cooking, because if the pans are completely nonstick, the fat will lump together, causing uneven cooking. If the surface can get wet, it creates an even layer, and the food can cook evenly as the water evaporates, creating less charring.

[sciencesolutions]

[ragazzo--timido]

Sono in ufficio e sento odore di Stirolo…

Mi sa che vado a bere un caffè

[biglisbonnews]

The EPA has ordered Norfolk Southern to pay for all clean up costs at the Ohio derailment site Federal regulators from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have ordered Norfolk Southern to clean up the toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. It was a train operated by the transportation company that derailed, causing the spill. Read more... https://qz.com/ohio-train-derailment-chemicals-norfolk-southern-1850142021

[lencoloresin]

Warm notice:

Today: Jan 7th Chinese new year day: Jan 21st Days before Chinese new year: 13 days Days before shipment close: 7 days

[ukgk]

[marblerose-rue]

click for better quality!

whaddaya think makes tracks like that? / needletail and violetpaw

[momonosao]

OPアニメーション | Mono Monet

V4Mirai様からデビューされたMono Monet様のOPアニメーションを描かせていただきました！

Vtuber文化が大好きで、このような形で関わることができて大変嬉しいです！

I had the pleasure of drawing the OP animation for Mono Monet's debut from V4Mirai!

Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/@monomonet

[pierogipete]

nothing quite like being forced to read patents at work to make me violently aware of my adhd

[disturbedog]

I love observing ppl

[lilacthebooklover]

have to do a triple chem paper tomorrow and can i just say that paper 2 is a godsend compared to paper 1. fractional distillation? reversible reactions?? freaking potable water? i think i might be in love.

[erodozer]

[mallgothxscenecorexbunny]

[garadinervi]

Kali Malone (featuring Stephen O’Malley & Lucy Railton), Does Spring Hide Its Joy, (3xLPs, 3xCDs), SOMA050, Ideologic Organ, 2023. Published by Mute Song. Made with the support of Kulturrådet, XKatedral, and MONOM. Kali Malone: Composition & Synthesis. Stephen O'Malley: Electric guitar. Lucy Railton: Cello

[comicsansstein]

The Mummy Demastered might be (deliberately) derivative, but it has a fine soundtrack. Add some guitars to this and it could've been a Dance With the Dead track.