(In case you’re wondering: No. There is no typo in the title of this video) It has been said that baking in an exact science, and in this edition of Made In Arizona, we meet a Phoenix area baker who not only has love for chemistry, but a love for jellies and jams. FOX 10 Photojournalist Levi Pettigrew spent some time in the kitchen of a bakery called PErIODyC BaKEr, and has this report.
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SAID THAT BAKING IS AN EXACT SCIENCE, AND IN TODAY’S MADE IN ARIZONA, WE MEET A LOCAL BAKER, WHO NOT ONLY HAS A LOVE OF CHEMISTRY, BUT A LOVE FOR JELLY AND JM FOX10PHOENIX.COM ANALYSTS. LEVI PETTIGREW SPENT SOME TIME IN THE KITCHEN OF THE PERIODIC BAKER. HELLO I’M LAURA WHITE WITH PERIODIC BAKER AND
WE’RE HERE WITH MY JAMS AND JELLIES AND SOME OF OUR BIGGEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL. THIS IS FOR OUR RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE GYM. AND WE HAVE ALL OF OUR FRESH RASPBERRIES ALREADY IN HERE. THERE’S A GOOD LIKE FOODIE SCENE. IN ARIZONA, LIKE PEOPLE JUST ENJOY FOOD AND THEY LOVE DIFFERENT FOODS, WHICH IS WHY I
LIKE TO HAVE MY DIFFERENT FLAVORS LIKE STRAWBERRY BASIL IS JUST KIND OF A FUN ONE TO PLAY WITH, AND I THINK PEOPLE APPRECIATE GOOD FOOD. AND SO WHY WOULDN’T I WANT TO MAKE FOOD FOR THOSE PEOPLE? AND THIS IS OUR GOAL OF PECTIN. UM IT’S JUST PRODUCED FROM APPLES AND CITRUS.
IT HELPS THE JELLY OR THE JAM JUST KIND OF MAKE GYM SETS IT UP . REALLY? WE DO JAMS AND JELLIES . UM ALL SMALL BATCH AND ALL HANDMADE AND SO YOU GET REALLY FRESH FLAVORS BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT COOKED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF SUGAR, BUT
THERE’S A LOT OF RASPBERRIES TO THE NAME PERIODIC. BAKER CAME FROM MY BACKGROUND IN CHEMISTRY, AND I HAD A FRIEND IN COLLEGE WHO I WOULD JUST TAKE A STRESS RELIEF AND GIVEN AWAY TO MY FRIENDS AND PEOPLE AT THE LAB THAT I WORKED AT, AND ONE OF MY
FRIENDS WAS LIKE, IF YOU EVER GET A FOOD TRUCK OR YOU GO INTO BUSINESS BAKING BUSINESS, YOU SHOULD BE THE PERIODIC BAKER. AND THEN I TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO SPELL IT WITH PERIODIC TABLE ELEMENTS, SO THAT’S WHY THAT’S SPELLED A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT
RIGHT AT THE END AFTER I PULL IT OFF, THEN I ADD OUR VANILLA. I JUST WANT THEM TO ENJOY THEM. REALLY? I WANT THEM TO FIND USES BEYOND JUST LIKE TOAST. YOU KNOW , I GET PEOPLE THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, GRILL SOMETHING LIKE A PIECE OF CHICKEN AND PUT LIKE A
BOURBON PEACH JAM WITH THAT, OR, UM, USER LIKE THE APPLE BUTTER THAT WE MAKE AS LIKE A GLAZED PORK CHOPS OR PUT IT IN YOUR CINNAMON ROLLS. AND JUST LIKE I FIND I LIKE FINDING ALL THE DIFFERENT USES, AND I HOPE PEOPLE EXPLORE MORE WITH THE JAMS THAN JUST AVERAGE EVERYDAY
TOAST. WELL THANK YOU FOR JAMMING WITH ME TODAY AT THE PERIODIC BAKER AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE GLENDALE CHOCOLATE AFFAIR IN FEBRUARY AND FARMERS MARKETS AROUND THE VALLEY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PERIODIC BAKER JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOX10PHOENIX.COM AND FOR MORE MADE IN ARIZONA STORIES JUST
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