You’ve probably heard that it’s no big deal when a cake recipe calls for some rum, because all the alcohol will just cook right off! Well, that’s only partly true.
Want your own SciShow apron?https://store.dftba.com/products/scishow-apron
Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
———-
Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
———-
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to James Harshaw, Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Accalia Elementia, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Bryce Daifuku, Chris Peters, Kathy Philip, Patrick D. Ashmore, Charles George, Bader AlGhamdi.
———-
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow
———-
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow
———-
Sources:
https://www.oasas.ny.gov/admed/fyi/fyi-cooking.cfm
https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/sites/fnic.nal.usda.gov/files/uploads/Alcohol-Retention.pdf https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400525/Data/retn/retn06.pdf
https://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/AlcoholEvap.htm
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5971679/does-cooking-alcohol-really-de-booze-your-dishes
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ethanol#/media/File:Ethanol-3D-balls.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APotroast.JPG
