Flavoring Culinary Crystals

I just received my order of some product from modernist pantry and to my surprise they threw in a bag of flavorless culinary crystals and I am curious how I should go about flavoring them without obviously popping them. I am thinking about infusing a neutral oil with something and then coating the rocks and drying them on a silpat.

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Chris_Young_80640

Try essential oils?

Brendan_Lee_56950

That seems to be what they recommend on the site. I was hoping for a more simple method since I wasn't really planning on having these at my disposal.

Chris_Young_80640

Whole Foods sells essential oils, and the ones that are made with ingredients that sound like food (spices, herbs, etc) are fine to use.

michaelnatkin

@Chris that's good to know; it is hard to get straight answers on what is food grade and what isn't.

Brendan_Lee_56950

Before I go stock up on that kind of thing, is there a lot of normal day-to-day culinary uses for those oils?

Chris_Young_80640

@Brendan I would choose a couple of oils like a nice bergamont, lemon, or other citrus oils as a start. Keep them refrigerated to preserve their freshness. You'll find that a couple drops of these can be added to seadfood dishes, sauces, salad dressings, and other common preparations easily as a way to add a big seasoning impact.

Brendan_Lee_56950

Hmmm, i like the idea of adding it to dressings. Thanks.