Is frying food possible in space?

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-frying-food-space.html

by PaulHoule • 3 years ago

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aurizon2• 3 years ago

You could squeeze between two flat heated plates, To allow steam to vents, a number of small holes would do it. With uneven objects a high temp radiant source would work and the grid could be sparse - like chicken wire

blacksmith_tb2• 3 years ago

I was thinking waffle iron / sandwich press, both of which seem to work fine without much in the way of venting (though if you tried to cook broccoli in a waffle iron that might become more of an issue?)

aurizon2• 3 years ago

Frying = heat above the Maillard reaction range. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction#:~:text=The%....

I think microwaves work fine for boilable food(Broccoli, rice potatoes etc) and a pressure cooker would also work. A pressure fryer (heats above Maillard thermal transition) fries very well at KFC's and Popeye's etc all over and can have both thermal input as well as microwave input (heats food all the way through fasts - versus thermal gradient = fried food in 3 minutes) These should all work in space in constrained spaces.

willcipriano• 3 years ago

The last thing I'd bring into a space ship is a deep fryer.

Aardwolf2• 3 years ago

If I had to stay for a very long (say, lifelong) time, I would

vgatherps• 3 years ago

Using a deep fryer in space ensures you’re there for the rest of your life

yibg2• 3 years ago

Put it in a low speed centrifugal?

Aardwolf2• 3 years ago

Simply ensure the centrifuge never stops as long as the oil remains hot, and you'll be safe

yibg2• 3 years ago

self lubricating.

qbasic_forever• 3 years ago

I bet you can make one heck of a solar oven in space, at least around Earth orbit.

zabzonk• 3 years ago

if not, i'm not going there!

lom• 3 years ago

This is so random and cool.

I bet we’ll find some really cool cooking techniques when we spend more time in zero gravity just through experimentation with a real kitchen.

maxcan• 3 years ago

Love content like this. Looking forward to @maxthemeatguy videos of dry aging steaks by leaving them outside a space station for some period of time..

Is frying food possible in space?

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