Molecular Gastronomy Starter Set
ThinkGeek's $59.99 Molecular Gastronomy Starter Set is a kit with "everything you need to get started in spherification, thickeners and foaming agents," which means all the necessary chemicals (such as agar, sodium alginate, calcium chloride, carrageenan, ascorbic acid, and citric acid) and equipment, including a syringe, pipettes, and silicon tubes. It's an inexpensive alternative to supplies found online at retailers such as La Tienda (that sells Ferran Adria's line of Texturas) or L'Epicerie.
As the price trends downwards for equipment and gear, like the recently-released $399 SousVide Supreme, techniques normally exclusive to restaurants are suddenly much more accessible to the home cook. Democratization!
Charmingly, ThinkGeek used the kit to make Jolt Cola Caviar.
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