Boiling some vegetables may cause nutrition loss. However, boiling other vegetables will enhance the nutritious benefits as long as they aren't boiled too long.
Answer:
For most of the vegetables, the nutrition value improves a lot, as the unwanted carbs gets burned. It also results in loss of taste. But its a great option for good health.
Depending on the vegetables, you can steam them or Blanche them. (Where you put vegetables in boiling water, then put them in ice cold water)
shocking.
Blanching works by quickly cooking the food and then quickly stopping the cooking progress. This is usually stopped using ice water.
Fruit and vegetables should always be washed under a running cold water tap before eating or cooking.
Parboiling is typically done with boiling water, which is hot. The process involves partially cooking food, usually vegetables or grains, by immersing them in boiling water for a short period before further cooking. This method helps to enhance the texture and flavor while reducing overall cooking time.
If you are looking at decreasing cooking time you would use cold water. Thermal exchange causes the water temperature to have a drastic increase. If you are just cooking the egg then it doesn't really matter.
They will cook more evenly if you start them in cold water. This way the whole potato heats up with the water so the outside doesn't cook so much faster than the center.
Cooking is made generally with hot water.
just very cold water,just ice cold water,also needed when making pie crusts,cold temperature helps with the consistency
When steaming greens, their prime texture is often reached and quickly destroyed into mush, we cold-shock vegetables to hault the cooking process. and add extra color.
To prevent fresh pasta from sticking together after cooking, make sure to stir it frequently while cooking, add a little oil to the cooking water, and rinse the pasta with cold water after cooking.
The boiling water is to cook the vegetables. It also serves to sterilize them and make sure no germs are passed on. The ice water afterwards helps to maintain the bright colors and stop the cooking so they don't get too soggy. In some cases, especially with fruits, it is a way to make it easier to peel off the skin of the fruits. Peaches and tomatoes are much easier to skin when this is done.