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IF YOU eat at fancy places, you may have encountered orbs of sauce or puree, held inside a membrane, that burst in your mouth. Making them involves a little chemistry, but it can be done at home.

Episode 3 of Yes, Chef!, "What's in the Box?," challenged its competitors with unusual techniques, including "spherification," which is the basis of The Bazaar's famed liquid olive.