{"product_id":"controlled-burn-athvin-edwards-9798994310571","title":"Controlled Burn: A STEM Novella for Families","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlour is not innocent. Fire is not gentle. And your kitchen is a laboratory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eControlled Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, D. Dwayne Edwards peels back the comforting veneer of food and reveals what's really happening beneath the crust, the simmer, and the sizzle. Every loaf of bread is a negotiated truce between volatile starches and runaway heat. Every ferment is a microbial experiment. Every recipe is applied chemistry, whether the cook knows it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not a collection of recipes. It is an exploration of how humans learned to tame fire, manipulate molecules, and turn raw plants and animals into the very fabric of civilization. From the first flatbread baked on hot stones to modern induction cook tops, \u003ci\u003eControlled Burn\u003c\/i\u003e traces the science of cooking through history, biology, chemistry, and culture, with wit, clarity, and a refusal to romanticize ignorance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered why bread rises, why salt rules empires, why fermentation smells like magic but behaves like engineering, or why cooking is humanity's longest-running experiment, this book is your guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood isn't art.\u003cbr\u003eFood isn't folklore.\u003cbr\u003eFood is science... and this is how it burns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Athvin Edwards,D. Dwayne Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994310571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Curiosity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Athvin Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443141456127,"sku":"9798994310571","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_393e0a66-3b52-429b-9a43-eb58c39c9ba9.jpg?v=1777202113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/controlled-burn-athvin-edwards-9798994310571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}