Why does bread change color and texture in the toaster?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Bread is the best. But you know what makes bread even better? Toasting it. That brown crunchy exterior with the springy chewy center can’t be beat. But how does a toaster transform bread into toast? We asked food scientist David Dominguez to help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by Green Light. Did you know that 27 states don't require a personal
0:06.4	finance course for students even though teens score an average of 64% on the National
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0:14.0	Let's make a difference.
0:16.0	Our friends at Million, Basilian, and Green Light are hitting the road visiting schools
0:20.2	to teach important lessons on financial literacy.
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0:39.6	From the brains behind brains on,
0:41.6	this is the moment of um.
0:43.0	Moment of um.
0:45.0	Moment of um comes to you from APM studios.
0:51.0	I'm Ruby Guthrie.
0:52.0	Um... 8 PM Studios. I'm Ruby Guthrie. Um.
0:54.0	Toast is one of my go-to snacks.
0:57.8	It's simple. It's easy. You just pop your bread in the toaster,
1:02.4	have a little dance break, then bam.
1:05.8	You've got golden grainy goodness ready to be topped with anything your heart desires.
1:10.7	I love toast so much, I wrote a poem about it.
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