Essential Oils

Has anyone on the ChefSteps team ever cook with essential oils, be it with the Joule or other cooking methods?

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I haven't, but chef Daniel Patterson of Coi co-authored a book with perfumer Mandy Aftel on essential oils called "Aroma: The Magic of Essential Oils in Food and Fragrance." As far as I know, it's the best resource on the topic currently available.

julian.lo

There's also a bit of essential oil use in the Alinea cookbook. I followed one recipe out of there that used lime essential oil. A little bit went a long way.

coryhansen78

There's a few ChefSteps recipes that use essential oils (from the Candy class, some sodas and a cocktail or two). Tony Conigliaro's book The Cocktail Lab has a lot of essential oil use-- interesting stuff. I've experimented a bit with juices (strawberry agua fresca w/ neroli essence was a success) and ice cream, but haven't really gotten too far into it yet. I think there are lots of possibilities...

lfmichaud

There's many recipes in Modernist Cuisine. They also use it to refresh the taste of juices and add solube flavors to brines.

Luca_Mauricio_1125541

I have, it was pretty interesting. I used these Essential Oils, quality is important, so I read a lot of reviews and decided to order these ones.