Q.Who was the first person on record to cook food in boiling water?
A.Huou, court chef for Kublai Khan (1215-94), is the first person known to boil food, in his book The Important Things to Know About Eating and Drinking.
Q.What tempreture is simmering point in electric oven
A.Simmering is a cooking technique in which foods are cooked in hot liquids kept at or just barely below the boiling point of water (around 100 degrees C).
Q.Why is food quicker in a pressure cooker than in a sauce pan.?
A.A pressure-cooker allows food to be cooked higher than the normal boiling point of water. This is valuable for canning, and for speeding cooking times.
Q.Why does peas float and sweetcorn sink to bottom of a sauce pan filled with water?
A.Some foods sink and then only float in a pan of boiling water when cooked, due to them changing density and becoming more buoyant. Peas are an example.