Alcohol for Chefs Blog
This blog explores how chefs and culinary professionals use high-purity food grade ethanol in professional kitchens and food production. Topics include edible glazes and coatings, flavor extraction, cake decorating techniques, and other culinary applications where clean, non-denatured alcohol is required. Content is written for experienced cooks and food makers seeking precise, repeatable results.
So hard to find 190 let alone 200 proof. So grateful for ya.
The uses are endless. Always take a flask full on camping trips to dilute into a night cap, or an Irish coffee if it's that kind of camping trip, disinfect utensils, and wounds, back up fuel for the alcohol stove, removing tree sap, hand sanitizer... Etc
Perfect solution for shellac. I had been using denatured alcohol but didn't like using the toxic methyl alcohol for my French polish mixture. This pure ethanol works perfectly and because it is food grade I can use it without worry. The shellac flakes dissolve completely and I have a crystal clear solution to apply on my instruments.