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Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat. Cooks select and combine ingredients using a wide range of tools and methods. In the process, the flavor, texture, appearance, and chemical properties of the ingredients can change. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans, and some scientists believe the advent of cooking played an important role in human evolution. Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires first developed around 250,000 years ago. The development of agriculture, commerce and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques. Some modern cooks apply advanced scientific techniques to food preparation. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I've looked all over the internet at cooking sites and cannot find an answer. I'd like a way to remove it or avoid it so the dish looks more appetizing when presented, like it does in a restaurant. Asked by EyeOnU - Sun May 20 12:35:50 2007 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. Cook it on the grill in one of those metal baskets with the handles. Really good if you marinate it first. Answered by Mrs. Goddess - Sun May 20 12:44:18 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Cooking" [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]
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