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Food Scientists Podcast

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Lively, often ridiculous, conversation about food. If you want passionate opinions and analysis of Oreos, Blizzards, Buffets and the like you will love us. If you want to hear conversation about salad… we have discussed “sugar salad.”
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Episodes

016 - On Caramel deLites, Cadbury Crème Egg Cookies, and Mac & Cheese

This week we talk circle back on Girl Scout cookies, specifically the caramel deLites and compare them to their 2 knock-offs. Then we discuss the Cadbury Creme Egg Cookies, and end a savory note with Mac & Cheese discussion. We end by asking "What is the mac & cheese of your dreams?" Please let us know.

Mar 19, 201839 minSeason 2Ep. 16

015 - On Flavored Peeps, Grill Chips, and Legal Kinder Eggs

We live-streamed a Flavored Peeps tasting this weekend (link below). We discuss those Peeps in the podcast, along with a new entry to Meat Chips - Grilled Chips, and legal (in the USA) versions of the Kinder Surprise egg. Live stream link: http://bit.ly/fs-peeps

Mar 12, 201836 minSeason 2Ep. 15

014 - On Peeps Oreos, Breakfast Blizzards, Mint and Drinking Straws

This week we discuss the return of the Peeps Oreo, but they've changed! Then we review Bryan's Breakfast Blizzard recipes before reviewing the March Blizzard of the Month. We sidetrack to a discussion of Mint, before finishing off with a discussion of Straws prompted by a Twitter fight about paper vs plastic.

Mar 05, 201841 minSeason 2Ep. 14

012 - On Easter Candy, Doneness for Meat, Meat Buffets, and What Not to Put On a Buffet

We start talking about Easter candy this week and learn that frozen Cadbury Creme Eggs are quite tasty. We also revisit buffets (shocking, right?), talk about the doneness of meat, and discuss what NOT to put on buffets. Bryan and Danny close with a plea to consult them before you buffet, and to perhaps even invite them along.

Feb 19, 201841 minSeason 2Ep. 12

011 - On Apple Pie McFlurries, Girl Scout Cookies, Lofthouse Cookies, and Facebook Recipe Videos

It's that time of year again... Girl Scout Cookie Season! And we rejoice in it. But first, we revisit Apple Pie McFlurries and the trials and tribulations of trying to get one made for us. Then we discuss and review Girl Scout cookies and their knock-offs. (yes, there are knock-offs available :-O ), which leads us to Lofthouse cookies (aka "Crack" cookies), and we close with a post listener Meghan made to our Facebook page that leads to a discussion of Facebook recipe videos, in general....

Feb 12, 201841 minSeason 2Ep. 11

010 - On Portillos, the February BOM, Spicy Skittles, Pringles, Pop Tarts, and King Cakes

This week we discuss so many things. 1) A Portillos outing (without Host Amy :-( ) 2) Blizzard new (the February Blizzard of the Month (BOM), SuperBowl Blizzards, Blizzard fails, making your own Blizzards, and McFlurries) 3) Spicy Skittles 4) Pringles again 5) Milkshake Pop Tarts 6) King Cakes Along the way, Danny realizes why we have an Explicit rating, we question if Danny really is Bryan's food soulmate, and talk about pineapple on pizza....

Feb 06, 201847 minSeason 2Ep. 10

009 - On Pringles, $60 Vegas Buffet, and Food Challenges

A listener "came at" us/Danny about Pringles. Danny doesn't think they are potato chips and a spirited discussion ensued amongst us. We then talked about the a $60 buffet and Danny's disappointment in a friend/fan not following the "rules". We close with Food Challenges past and future.

Jan 28, 201834 minSeason 2Ep. 9

008 - On Salted Caramel Pepsi, New Oreos, Nestle Sale and Sparkling Water

This week we review Salted Caramel Pepsi, discuss the new Oreo flavor, the Oreo of the Month club, Nestle selling their US candy operations, and sparkling water. Along the way we ask "What flavored soda pop do you like?" and also take a detour into dessert bars.

Jan 22, 201835 minSeason 2Ep. 8

007 - On the Blizzard of the Month, Danny's Coffee, and Meat Chips

This week we discuss January's Blizzard of the Month (BOM), Danny's coffee, circle back to the BOM (where you'll learn the "secret weapon" to make good blizzards), meat chips and answer a listener question about buffets on a budget.

Jan 15, 201839 minSeason 2Ep. 7

006 - On New Oreos and Dessert Buffet Strategies

We review the newly released limited edition Oreos and then transition into strategies for tackling desserts at a buffet. Along the way we also talk about favorite and least favorite desserts, killer cake, and indefensible lemon bars.

Jan 08, 201840 minSeason 2Ep. 6

005 - On New Year's Resolutions and Healthy Eating

We briefly revisit Oreos based on listener feedback, then get into a full discussion of New Year's resolutions and healthy eating tips. We learn about how make cookies "healthy" and the evils of soda pop. We also discuss a return to bacon normalcy and what not to do in front of my salad.

Jan 01, 201843 minSeason 2Ep. 5

004 - On Oreos: Past, Present, and Future

We review the Blizzard of the Month for Dec 2017, then discuss the newly announced Oreo flavors for 2018, and then delve into a discussion of past Oreo flavors. We answer questions such as "Is lard still used in Oreos?", "Is there a point to Golden Oreos?", "Does portion controlling as kids translate to healthy eating as adults?" and "Why does this podcast exist". Yes, that's right, we talk about the origins of this podcast. (Oooohhhh…) We wrap up with a listener question about foods we won't ea...

Dec 25, 201743 minSeason 2Ep. 4

003 - On Pizza, Pizza, and More Pizza

We 1) briefly talk about a seasonal sandwich, then 2) discuss pizza... a lot, so much so that you're going to want to eat pizza, and then 3) close with a listener question about cereal.

Dec 18, 201738 minSeason 2Ep. 3

001 - On Buffets, Blizzards, Hot Chocolate, and Mac & Cheese

Bryan and Danny discuss their recent food experiences including: 1) Buffets - is food touching food OK? is layering food OK? and what exactly are hash browns. 2) Blizzards - killing the Cheesequake, and asking do you like sprinkles? do you like peanuts? 3) Hot Chocolate and the legal definition of chocolate 4) Mac & Cheese

Dec 05, 201730 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Pre-ep02: On Mystery Oreos and Pizza Buffets

This is another one of our practice episodes that we liked it enough to publish. Hope you enjoy the discussion of mystery Oreos and pizza buffets.

Dec 03, 201721 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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