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Cake day: November 9th, 2024

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  • Ahhh checking to see if it’s hot enough for the leidenfrost effect is very different that what I was imagining cooking with it would be.

    The reason the droplet dances around and doesn’t immediately evaporate is because the layer of steam separates (insulates) the droplet from the pan. The effect can also be used to protect a wetted hand from molten lead.

    A hot pan will still cook things, but a hot pan with thin layer of oil will cook most things even faster. That’s why grilled cheeses cook much better with fat than dry.