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.

Alcohol for Chefs Blog

Understanding Artificial Green Food Dyes and Their Side Effects

In the diets of our children, colorful foods are omnipresent, from the vivid green of frosted cupcakes and lime pies to the rainbow hues of breakfast cereals. These captivating colors, particularly the greens celebrated on occasions like St. Patrick's Day,...

Natural Green Food Coloring and Dye Recipe

Natural Green Food Coloring Recipe with Spinach and Food Grade Ethanol Make your own natural green food coloring with fresh spinach and food grade ethanol. This recipe is designed for bakers, frosting makers, candy makers, and DIY food crafters who...

Natural Blue Food Coloring and Dye Recipe

Make your own natural blue food coloring with butterfly pea flowers, water, and food grade ethanol. This recipe is designed for bakers, frosting makers, candy makers, and DIY food crafters who want a concentrated blue color made from a recognizable...

Feeling Blue? Understanding Artificial Blue Dyes and Their Side Effects

Blue food might sound like something straight out of a whimsical Dr. Seuss book, but artificial blue dyes are very real components of our everyday diets. Let's shed some light on the two most common blue dyes, their potential side...

Yellow Alert: Understanding Artificial Yellow Food Dyes and Their Side Effects

Artificial yellow food dyes, such as Tartrazine (Yellow 5) and Sunset Yellow FCF (Yellow 6), can be found in an array of foods and drinks, from candies and sodas to breakfast cereals and even pickles. But for a child's health,...

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