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12 of your biggest cooking questions answered with science

Lydia RamseyMay 20, 2016, 02:26 IST

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If you're like me, there are some parts of cooking that are completely baffling. I'm not just talking about figuring out the recipe. Sometimes I also just wonder what sort of chemical reactions are going on that makes the food taste so good and turn out the right - or wrong - way.

Without further ado, here are the scientific answers to some of your biggest quandaries in the kitchen.