welcome to my cooking classes today you'll learn how to use gelatin the gelatin comes in the form of sheets of powder and it's generally used as a thickening agent especially in desserts let's see how to use it she'd only gelatin is transparent embarrassing wait it needs to be soaked in cold water before using so cut the gelatin sheets to fit the bowl and cover with cold water let it sit for about 10 minutes gelatin powder does not need to be soaked and can be added straight to the foot when the gelatin is softened drain through a fine-mesh strainer so as not to lose any bits of gelatin then gently squeeze with your hands now you need to dissolve the gelatin in a bowl the liquid such as cream fruit sauce or broth and stir the resulting liquid into the mixture that you want thickened keep in mind that the small amount of warm liquid is enough to dissolve the gelatin if you're going to add the dissolved gelatin to a cold mixture for example whipped cream remember to let it cool to room temperature or the gelatin will form lumps you