Does Alcohol Really Burn Off When Cooked?

When you cook with alcohol, the amount that'll remain at the end is hugely variable depending on how you cook it. Dr. Garland Crawford, chemistry professor at Mercer University, shows us the research.

The 1992 USDA-funded study where they cooked Cherries Jubilee and Pot Roast Milano: https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fnic_uploads/Alcohol-Retention.pdf

The 1926 Cornell College study where they tested the alcohol content of bread: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1709087/

The 1998 University of Washington study where they found the alcohol content of Wonder Bread and Twinkies: https://academic.oup.com/jat/article-pdf/2363223/22-3-181.pdf

The 2017 Danish study that found alcohol reduces by a power function (not available in full text): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314486373_Fate_of_ethanol_during_cooking_of_liquid_foods_prepared_with_alcoholic_beverages_Theory_and_experimental_studies

Clip of Marco Pierre White is from this late-80s ITV series: https://youtu.be/ZSBCR8gQqyU

Clip of Gordon Ramsay is from his "MasterClass": https://youtu.be/Dt3vNIHntJY

Thanks to my mom, Kathleen Ragusea, for drawing the eyes on the wine bottle.

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