What happens is that in each clump you've got the gelatinization of starches, which happens very quickly at the surface of the clump and it kind of forms a protective skin around this dry hunk of flour.
Alton BrownI'm a filmmaker who decided to go to culinary school. All I picked up was the fact if I didn't understand what was going on with every single ingredient, I could be qualifying for, like, the lunch food job at my daughter's school.
Alton BrownIf there's something I feel certain of, it is that we're not very aware of each other and that's largely because of social media.
Alton BrownYou know we fixate on the food so much itself: โOh, the ultimate brownie or the ultimate this or thatโ -- well, let me tell you something: Itโs all poop in about 12 hours, okay? The real power that food has is its ability to connect human beings to each other -- thatโs the stuff right there and, to me, everything else is secondary to that.
Alton Brown