What Is the Difference Between Caramelization and Browning In Cooking?
The word caramelize is used for the browning of a variety of foods, but strictly speaking, caramelizing means the heat-induced browning of a food that contains sugars, but no proteins. When pure table sugar (sucrose) is heated to about 365ºF it melts into a colorless liquid. On further heating it turns yellow, then light brown … Read more