Examples of Evaporation

Physics: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 2.2.11

Cooking - Evaporation

In cooking, we can use evaporation to reduce the amount of liquid in a sauce of curry. Heating the mixture causing some particles to evaporate. We must leave the lid off for this to work, otherwise the particles may condense.

Chicken Tikka Masala

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