Does Alcohol Really Burn Off When Cooked?
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Date: 2019-08-15
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Adam Ragusea
Q: Does Wonder Bread contain alcohol because it's so heavily processed? What about real bread? A: Other than that 1926 study (of which I would be skeptical, Garland and I weren't able to find any research where they tested the alcohol content of bread from a normal bakery or home oven. However, we both think it's likely that homemade bread has just as much alcohol, or perhaps even more. Certainly I know with my long-fermented pizza dough, the beer-like smell of that knocks me down sometimes (in a good way. Q: Would you feed any of this food to your kids? A: I have no trouble feeding a long-cooked alcohol dish to my kids. The amount of alcohol they're getting is, again, probably less than they're getting from the bread in their peanut butter sandwiches. I probably wouldn't give them those cherries jubilee, but even that might be too cautious. Q: What about uncooked alcohol dishes, like tiramisu soaked in Marsala? A: You gotta figure raw alcohol is raw alcohol, regardless of whether you consume it from a glass or soaked into a ladyfinger. However, the quantities you're consuming from something like that are probably still very small, and it would be pretty easy to work out that math if you're worried. Just divide the quantity of alcohol in the recipe by the number of servings. Q: You understand I'm not able to pick and choose how I interpret my religion's law against alcoholic beverages, right? A: Honestly, I prob don't know enough about your religion to have an opinion on that. I tried to provide you with facts to inform your own opinions. I very deliberately couched that last bit of theological interpretation in highly personal terms that's how I might think about the issue. But you're obviously capable of figuring out that kind of stuff for yourself. Q: Are you only gonna do videos about booze? A: Nah, got lots of other cool topics planned. I'm just making an effort to answer common questions as they come up, and this is a question that came up a lot in responses to prior videos. Q: Why do you keep roasting Gordon Ramsay? A: I respect all of that guy's accomplishments, but the fact remains he rose to fame by turning workplace sadism into entertainment, going all the way back to Boiling Point. I find few things more loathsome than somebody punching down, and that guy punches down like nobody else. Whether it's real or an act doesn't really matter to me; he's a role model for authority figures around the world. Q: Do you know your camera has a dead pixel? A: Yep, sorry about that. I have a big YouTube check coming this week. Planing to use that to buy a new camera and a fancy lens. Q: Why did you say ethyl alcohol instead of ethanol? A: Yes, I know ethanol is now the preferred scientific name for the specific kind of alcohol that we drink. I didn't want to take time out in this video to explain the term. For American audiences, they know ethanol as a gasoline additive. If I didn't explain it, they'd think, Wait, what, he's putting gas in his food? I reckon most Americans don't realize they're literally filling up their tanks with highly-subsidized corn hooch because politicians want to win the Iowa caucuses.
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Q: Does Wonder Bread contain alcohol because it's so heavily processed? What about real bread? A: Other than that 1926 study (of which I would be skeptical, Garland and I weren't able to find any research where they tested the alcohol content of bread from a normal bakery or home oven. However, we both think it's likely that homemade bread has just as much alcohol, or perhaps even more. Certainly I know with my long-fermented pizza dough, the beer-like smell of that knocks me down sometimes (in a good way. Q: Would you feed any of this food to your kids? A: I have no trouble feeding a long-cooked alcohol dish to my kids. The amount of alcohol they're getting is, again, probably less than they're getting from the bread in their peanut butter sandwiches. I probably wouldn't give them those cherries jubilee, but even that might be too cautious. Q: What about uncooked alcohol dishes, like tiramisu soaked in Marsala? A: You gotta figure raw alcohol is raw alcohol, regardless of whether you consume it from a glass or soaked into a ladyfinger. However, the quantities you're consuming from something like that are probably still very small, and it would be pretty easy to work out that math if you're worried. Just divide the quantity of alcohol in the recipe by the number of servings. Q: You understand I'm not able to pick and choose how I interpret my religion's law against alcoholic beverages, right? A: Honestly, I prob don't know enough about your religion to have an opinion on that. I tried to provide you with facts to inform your own opinions. I very deliberately couched that last bit of theological interpretation in highly personal terms that's how I might think about the issue. But you're obviously capable of figuring out that kind of stuff for yourself. Q: Are you only gonna do videos about booze? A: Nah, got lots of other cool topics planned. I'm just making an effort to answer common questions as they come up, and this is a question that came up a lot in responses to prior videos. Q: Why do you keep roasting Gordon Ramsay? A: I respect all of that guy's accomplishments, but the fact remains he rose to fame by turning workplace sadism into entertainment, going all the way back to Boiling Point. I find few things more loathsome than somebody punching down, and that guy punches down like nobody else. Whether it's real or an act doesn't really matter to me; he's a role model for authority figures around the world. Q: Do you know your camera has a dead pixel? A: Yep, sorry about that. I have a big YouTube check coming this week. Planing to use that to buy a new camera and a fancy lens. Q: Why did you say ethyl alcohol instead of ethanol? A: Yes, I know ethanol is now the preferred scientific name for the specific kind of alcohol that we drink. I didn't want to take time out in this video to explain the term. For American audiences, they know ethanol as a gasoline additive. If I didn't explain it, they'd think, Wait, what, he's putting gas in his food? I reckon most Americans don't realize they're literally filling up their tanks with highly-subsidized corn hooch because politicians want to win the Iowa caucuses.
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Heather B
I totally agree. Pinot Grigio goes great in everything. You don't notice it, but it adds that bit of je ne sais quoi. I hate when cooking shows say don't cook with it if you wouldn't drink it I'd drink wine I wouldn't want to cook with, and I really don't see the point when you wouldn't drink cooking wine yet it's obviously made to be cooked with. I have been using a cheap chardonnay or Pinot Grigio in a great deal of my cooking (especially any sort of cheese sauce) since I got into cooking.
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I totally agree. Pinot Grigio goes great in everything. You don't notice it, but it adds that bit of je ne sais quoi. I hate when cooking shows say don't cook with it if you wouldn't drink it I'd drink wine I wouldn't want to cook with, and I really don't see the point when you wouldn't drink cooking wine yet it's obviously made to be cooked with. I have been using a cheap chardonnay or Pinot Grigio in a great deal of my cooking (especially any sort of cheese sauce) since I got into cooking.
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xXSeitarouXx
So, I had this conception that boiling alcohol in recipes is all about burning up the free OH radicals contained in different volumes of ethanol. I now know that 2 grams of remaining alcohol are in the safe threshold for feeding children with that food, but I have to ask this: Is the use of alcohol beverages in recipes safe for pregnant women, or people under medication that states that no alcohol should be consumed during the use of said medication?
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So, I had this conception that boiling alcohol in recipes is all about burning up the free OH radicals contained in different volumes of ethanol. I now know that 2 grams of remaining alcohol are in the safe threshold for feeding children with that food, but I have to ask this: Is the use of alcohol beverages in recipes safe for pregnant women, or people under medication that states that no alcohol should be consumed during the use of said medication?
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Badenhawk
Lol, great video. It's so true, if people knew how many common things had trace amounts of really bad stuff they would go nutz. As someone who doesn't drink alcohol due to personal and religious reasons, I usually tell people it's more of a spirit of the law vs letter of the law, and like he said it usually comes down to not getting addicted to substances or getting your rational judgement impaired.
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Lol, great video. It's so true, if people knew how many common things had trace amounts of really bad stuff they would go nutz. As someone who doesn't drink alcohol due to personal and religious reasons, I usually tell people it's more of a spirit of the law vs letter of the law, and like he said it usually comes down to not getting addicted to substances or getting your rational judgement impaired.
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davekachel
I once made a dinner sauce with almost only red whine in it. I further experimented. I had a small portion of fond with pepper and stuff and poured the whine in at a very late stage. Almost tripled the amount of liquid. It just had enough time to warm up. We basically ate pork with warm, spicy whine. It was a great time. I will never ever do it again. My wife had a hangover.
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I once made a dinner sauce with almost only red whine in it. I further experimented. I had a small portion of fond with pepper and stuff and poured the whine in at a very late stage. Almost tripled the amount of liquid. It just had enough time to warm up. We basically ate pork with warm, spicy whine. It was a great time. I will never ever do it again. My wife had a hangover.
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GTY Artron
Hey i am one of those religous peoplereality iswe are not forbiden from alcholor beer or vodca etcwe are forbiden from them when they are in a large quantity enough that it can be smelled or tastedits also forbiden in a quantity enough to make you drunkotherwise you are good to gothnx for your videosand keep up the good work
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Hey i am one of those religous peoplereality iswe are not forbiden from alcholor beer or vodca etcwe are forbiden from them when they are in a large quantity enough that it can be smelled or tastedits also forbiden in a quantity enough to make you drunkotherwise you are good to gothnx for your videosand keep up the good work
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SinisterMinister
1: 35absolute worst video clip you couldve used for your explanation -. - you also never factor in the surface area of the panjudging by the ammount of alcohol that was missing in the bottle about 10sec prior and the huge pan i can guarantuee you that the alkohol is gone 99. 9%
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1: 35absolute worst video clip you couldve used for your explanation -. - you also never factor in the surface area of the panjudging by the ammount of alcohol that was missing in the bottle about 10sec prior and the huge pan i can guarantuee you that the alkohol is gone 99. 9%
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sf nooner
Most alcoholics avoid eating foods cooked with alcohol. Getting buzzed has nothing to do with it. Being abstinent from all alcohol has everything to do with it. I realize your personality probably can't absorb the tenets of abstaining from alcohol, but that's the way it is.
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Most alcoholics avoid eating foods cooked with alcohol. Getting buzzed has nothing to do with it. Being abstinent from all alcohol has everything to do with it. I realize your personality probably can't absorb the tenets of abstaining from alcohol, but that's the way it is.
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pax und peace
Cave: If you are pregnant keep away from dishes and beverages which contains alcohol, although small amounts of alcohol could or may harm your child. Which could result in permanent damage for your unborn. Their is no safe amount. But don't be worried about the bread.
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Cave: If you are pregnant keep away from dishes and beverages which contains alcohol, although small amounts of alcohol could or may harm your child. Which could result in permanent damage for your unborn. Their is no safe amount. But don't be worried about the bread.
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b.williams
Alton Brown made this point on his show YEARS ago (although I think it was just kind of a throwaway point, not the whole theme of the episode, and it stuck with me. Bugged the crap out of me when I was a line cook and coworkers talked about burning off all the alcohol.
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Alton Brown made this point on his show YEARS ago (although I think it was just kind of a throwaway point, not the whole theme of the episode, and it stuck with me. Bugged the crap out of me when I was a line cook and coworkers talked about burning off all the alcohol.
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