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The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner I Science with Sam

From crowd-pleasing Brussels sprouts and roast potatoes to a perfectly flambéed Christmas pudding, learn how science can help you nail the festive meal.

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The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner

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The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner

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Learn to love those Christmas sprouts with simple cooking science

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Learn to love those Christmas sprouts with simple cooking science

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Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

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Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

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To recreate delicious meals, don’t treat recipes simply as algorithms

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To recreate delicious meals, don’t treat recipes simply as algorithms

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How to use the dhungar technique to create delicious smoky food

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How to use the dhungar technique to create delicious smoky food

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Fears about genetically modified foods are cultural not scientific

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Fears about genetically modified foods are cultural not scientific

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The weirdest food pairings that work according to science

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The weirdest food pairings that work according to science

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Why there is no such thing as a healthy diet that works for everyone

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Why there is no such thing as a healthy diet that works for everyone

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A lot of veg is 'toxic' but that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat it

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A lot of veg is 'toxic' but that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat it

There are claims online that most of the fruit and veg we eat is toxic. Though there is some truth to this, it doesn't mean you should stop eating your greens, writes James Wong

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Nutrition memes forget that there is no such thing as a 'healthy food'

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Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

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What is a genetically modified organism?

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Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

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