Baking mostly
Comment on xkcd #3187: High Altitude Cooking Instructions
deltapi@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoThe extra cooking time results in more water loss. <Shrug> I’d imagine in most recipes it’d be nearly imperceptible.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Amuletta@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Definitely not as much as half a cup.
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Wouldn’t it depend on how many cups the original recipe calls for?
I wonder if it’s assuming you don’t use a slightly lower heat output though despite the lower boiling point?
deltapi@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If you’re cooking something at altitude you shouldn’t lower the heat - you still need to cook it properly.
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Boiling water is a fixed temperature at a given air pressure. Turning up the heat doesn’t make the water hotter. You just lose it faster. If you need higher temperatures and are cooking in boiling water, then you have to use a pressure cooker.