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I would rather have a fridge full of essential oils than a drawer full of dried spices. How do you add a fresh zesty taste of citrus without the bits of citrus? Essential oils. How do you flavor your eggs with French tarragon without green bits on the top? Essential oils. How can you add thyme into a buttery frying pan without worrying about burning and make your steak taste like something new? Essential oils. Want to add new and epic flavors to your cooking? Essential oils are your next frontier. The beauty of essential oils is in their potency. One 10ml bottle of red mandarin essential oil can turn 100 pounds of plain gelatin and sugar into deliciously bright orange-flavored gummy candies. Add 2 drops of thyme essential oil to a quart of bland chicken stock? Elevated. Essential oils are the naturally occurring flavor in their volatile state solution from plants. Their volatility gives them their fragrance. There are no nutrients such as minerals and vitamins in essential oils. They are ephemeral, aromatic, and rather elusive. They are the essence of the beauty of a plant. Read more <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/ingredients/essential-oil-any-flavor">about essential oils here.</a>