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Why does sticking a metal skewer through a potato make it cook faster?
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∙ 14y ago
Because metal conducts heat. Nice grammar.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoMetal acts as a good conductor of heat. With that being said, the external heat you are using to cook the potato from the outside in travels down the skewer and helps cook it from the inside out.
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∙ 7y agobecause the metal skewer gains heat while in the potate and since theres a hole in the potate more heat is able to get in.
The metal skewer going into the potato conducts heat into the potato so it gets heated (cooked) from both the outside and the inside.
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∙ 14y agoIt cooks from the inside while the the outside is cooking. An aluminun nail works great. Jessica Z.
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∙ 9y agoSkewers are generally made using either wood or metal.
Metal clearly sustains heat to much larger degree than wood or bamboo does.
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∙ 11y agoYou can twist the skewer so the heat can cook all of the kebab, not just the bottom of it.
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∙ 14y agoThe heat used for cooking travels along the skewer to cook from the inside too. A good example of heat dissipation.
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Why prick a cake?
Pushing a metal skewer into a cake is a test to see if the cake has been cooked thoroughly. The skewer should be clean when pulled out. If cake ingredients is sticking to the skewer, it means it is still not cooked in the middle.
Does a baked potato with a metal skewer in it use conduction convection or radiation?
conduction
Can you use microwave with metal skewer in potato?
In a gas oven, yes. But NOT in a microwave.
What does a skewer mean?
A skewer is a stick or piece of metal that is put through food to hold it while being cooked.
Can you oven bake a sweet potato by starting very hot then turning down very low for over night?
That would probably work if you oven had a very low setting. (Some people might consider it not very eco-friendly though). And you would probably want to wrap the potato in foil to prevent it drying out - otherwise you'll end up with dried sweet potato in the morning. A quicker alternative would be to microwave the sweet potato first, then oven for crispness. Or, sticking a metal skewer through the sweet potato cuts down cooking time in the oven significantly, since heat is attracted to the middle of the potato as well as the outside.
How would you know when sponge cake has been thoroughly cooked?
One test is to push into the cake a long metal skewer, or clean metal knitting needle. If the skewer comes out clean, with no bits sticking to it, then the cake has finished being cooked.
How can you grill fish in a camp fire safely, is there a special fish griller?
You can just skewer the fish with a skewer to get it cooked all the way through.
What is a metal skewer?
To skewer is to pierce right though, usually with a twisting motion as with a fencing epee or sword. In cooking a skewer is a piece of metal usuallybetween 6 and 12 inches in length, sharp at one end and often bent into a loop, circle or some sort of handle at the other end. The sort of implement on which you thread chunks of meat and vegetables to make a kebab for a barbecue. Can also be used to pierce potatoes for baking - they are baked with the skewer still stuck through them because it conducts heat into the middle of the potato and reduces the cooking time. Skewers can be used to test if a cake is baked in the middle.
What does the skewer represent?
The skewer represents the poles.
How do you know when a sweet potato pie is done?
When a baked potato is cooked it should be crisp outside and soft inside. Not all methods of baking produce a crisp finish, and potatoes baked in their jackets aren't usually crisp because the skins don't crisp as effectively as the outside of peeled potatoes. To check whether a potato is done inside you could insert a thin sharp object such as a fine skewer or narrow unserrated knife. Move the knife or skewer slightly inside the potato to test for give, that is, movement inside. If the potato isn't cooked through there will be inner resistance rather than a soft texture. Or you can simply cut the potato in half and check the centre. If it isn't done, you simply continue cooking the two halves; this will make no difference to the finished food unless you particularly need the potatoes to be cooked whole.
Alternative names for a small skewer?
small skewer brochette small skewer ans brochette
What does the math matical word skew mean?
It means to poke a little hole in something. That's why something that goes all the way through is a "skewer" because it's skewer than a skew.
