📚 Free Hydrocolloid eBooks

Download our professionally developed cookbooks—each focused on a different hydrocolloid like agar agar, carrageenan, fruit powders, and more. Perfect for chefs, food scientists, and adventurous home cooks.

Agar Agar Cookbook

📘 50 Amazing Agar Agar Recipes

The vegan substitute for gelatins—learn how to use agar agar for jellies, puddings, and more with 50 delicious recipes.

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Kappa Carrageenan Cookbook

📕 Amazing Kappa Carrageenan Recipes

Explore the king of gelling, thickening, and stabilizing with modern culinary uses in both sweet and savory recipes.

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Healthy Cooking Cookbook

📓 Healthy Cooking & Loving It!

101 happy and healthy recipes including gluten-free, diabetic, and vegan dishes to help you feel your very best.

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Fruit Powder Cookbook

📒 50 Amazing Fruit Powder Recipes

Creative ideas using all-natural fruit powders for smoothies, sauces, jams, frostings, and natural colorings.

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The Molecular Chef

📙 The Molecular Chef

Discover the art of spherification and other modernist techniques with Chef Edmund’s guide to creating edible wow moments.

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