The kitchen is a mysterious place, rich with secrets. The sautéing onion, the roast baking in the oven, a steak browning in butter are all subject to physio-chemical reactions that mutate the tastes and consistencies of the utilized ingredients. But the success of a reaction – and therefore, a dish – depends on many factors that we don’t always have control over. This often means things don’t go as they should and the meal we are preparing gets ruined.