Cooking at 196 degrees below zero - Liquid Nitrogen to make its debut at Tang Restaurant
When people think of cooking they often think of hot kitchens, hot pans , searing grills and lots of flames. But this is not always the case! There are a small handful of chefs around the world cooking at -196 degress with a medium called liquid nitrogen (LN2).
In coming months our very own Tang Restaraunt will join the small number of properties worldwide using this technique! Another first by the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi on Jumeirah Beach, Dubai.
Liquid nitrogen is a clear liquid (which looks like water) but it is extremly cold -320f / -196c. It has been used scientificaly for over 100 years and has many industrial uses. Most people abbreviate it LN2, because N2 (with2 as a subscript) is the nitrogen molecule in the air.
Because of its intense cold, LN2 is very dangerous, however boiling water is dangerous too and so is hot oil from a deep fat dryer...LN2 is no more dangerous than these.
Common uses for LN2 are making icecream to order within 3 min, quick freeze cocktails (granite), anti cheese platters and wherever the chef's imagination takes this technique.
To see some of these techniqes live in action, visit www.youtube.com and search for (cooking with liquid nitrogen) and you'll see why this is so special.
- Chris Parsons in the Tang Kitchen
Because of its intense cold, LN2 is very dangerous, however boiling water is dangerous too and so is hot oil from a deep fat dryer...LN2 is no more dangerous than these.
Common uses for LN2 are making icecream to order within 3 min, quick freeze cocktails (granite), anti cheese platters and wherever the chef's imagination takes this technique.
To see some of these techniqes live in action, visit www.youtube.com and search for (cooking with liquid nitrogen) and you'll see why this is so special.
- Chris Parsons in the Tang Kitchen