Comment on Increasing the surface area of a substance increases its reaction rate. Proof by garlic.

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Vegetables are trying to kill us so we won’t eat them

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Eat them raw and you can taste their screams

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  • FlexibleToast@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or are they trying to be so delicious that we cultivate, spread, and ultimately keep their species alive?

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    • ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, they were trying to kill all the mammals but failed successfully because naked apes love mildly toxic substances for some reason and started mass reproducing them instead.

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      • rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Humans prefer pain to boredom, on average. I remember reading about a study where subjects were left alone in a room with a button that shocks themselves (they were warned what it does) and they would eventually shock themselves just because there’s nothing else in the room.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s also important to note that allicin breaks down with time, acid, or the application of heat.

  An important note here, it takes time for the allicin to form. So your maximum flavor is about 10-15 minutes after crushing the garlic. After that, you start losing flavor.

  That said, allicin is only one of many flavors. And different preparations can highlight those flavors. A rich tomato sauce that has simmered for hours is elevated with garlic, but fresh garlic is a waste. Use jarred or even powdered (soaked in room temp water for a few minutes first) and it will taste much the same.

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Food science is probably my favorite science

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    • chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It is the tastiest science. Now, I have not personally tested that statement for every science, but I have licked a lot of things over the years.

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      • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Licking things to see how they taste is the essence of science.

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  • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You see those influencers doing fresh garlic into ice cube trays, well I found those at one of the grocery stores, now I buy those, because they are perfect for long cooked tomato sauces, you can add a lot of garlic to those and I absolutely despise the stickyness of fresh garlic when you peel it, well no more of that for me, I just take out one or two or let’s be honest, 4 cubes of frozen garlic and use that in those recipes.

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    • chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you want to make your own version. There are a couple tricks. Take an entire head of garlic, place it on a solid surface and crush it with the heal of your palm. Then throw the entire mess into a mason jar, or even two matching bowls closed up. Then shake the piss out of it for 10-30 seconds.

      Then dump the contents and pick out the fully pealed garlic.

      Then just finely chop or crush the garlic and put it into an ice cube tray. You can then add a thin layer of olive oil to help cut the freezer burn, or just cover the tray.

      A food processor and a spoon can also be used to keep from touching the garlic juice.

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  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, but Goodfellas said to mince and slice for tomato sauce

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