> Why Engineers Don't Write Recipe Books > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ingredients: > > 1.) 532.35 cm3 gluten > 2.) 4.9 cm3 NaHCO3 > 3.) 4.9 cm3 refined halite > 4.) 236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride > 5.) 177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11 > 6.) 177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O11 > 7.) 4.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde > 8.) Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein > 9.) 473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao > 10.) 236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10) > > To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall > heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft2-hr, add ingredients > one, two and three with constant agitation. In a second 2-L reactor > vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add > ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is > homogenous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight, followed by three > equal volumes of the homogenous mixture in reactor #1. Additionally, > add ingredient nine and ten slowly, with constant agitation. Care > must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any > temperature rise that may be the result of an exothermic reaction. > > Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer, place the mixture > piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x 600 mm). Heat in a 460K oven for > a period of time that is in agreement with Frank & Johnston's first > order rate expression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown. > Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 25C heat-transfer > table, allowing the product to come to equilibrium. > > Commentary: Some don't recommend 316 Stainless Steel for the baking > sheet, as it will promote the formation of pure carbon compounds along > the contact area. One alternate is for two sheets of 3 mil Al with > contiguous seams and a 4mm thick enclosed air space filled with > standard atmospheric constituents. Normal caveats about food in > contact with AL apply. > > > Take Care!!! > > enjoy