Can an alcoholic cook with alcohol?

Answer 1

No. Although it was previously believed that alcohol cooks out of food, recent research has proven that to be a myth. There is excellent information on this at this site www.ochef.com/165.htm with citations for their research.

Answer 2

If by "cook with alcohol" you mean "add the beverage as an ingredient to a cooked dish", the answer is yes. During the cooking process the ethanol burns away, leaving the flavor without the intoxication.

However, if the person doesn't want to tempt himself/herself or is not completely sober and dry, you can generally substitute cooking wines for drinking wine (you'll lose some flavor, but most people won't be able to notice). There isn't a good substitute for beer, liquor or spirits, though.

Answer 3

If you cook something in alcohol then the alcohol does come out.

Alcohol container let open overnight.......30% evaporated

Baked 15 minutes..................................60% evaporated

Baked one hour.....................................75% evaporated

Baked 2.5 hours.....................................95% evaporated

Answer 4

Yes, when you cook with alcohol, it will evaporate out of the food you are preapring it with but it will leave its flavor. Just make us the alcohol cooks out fully.

Answer 5

The alcohol evaporates off at a lower temperature than the cooking ingredients leaving behind the trace favours of the alcohol in the food

Answer 6

Yes. I cook with wine all the time. The food gets the flavor but not the alcohol.

Answer 7

Yes, it evaporates.

Answer 8

yes it does

Answer 9

yes