Comments on: What are the effects of cooking food with wine or any other alcoholic product? http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product Answers to all of your questions about wine and wine tasting. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: trottergirl80 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3474 trottergirl80 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:58:03 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3474 It's okay to cook with drinking wine, the alchohol will evaporate, and you will be left with the flavor. It’s okay to cook with drinking wine, the alchohol will evaporate, and you will be left with the flavor.

]]> By: Angry-T http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3473 Angry-T Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:02:46 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3473 Alcohol is a natural flavor enhancer. It cooks off when heated. Alcohol is a natural flavor enhancer. It cooks off when heated.

]]> By: Off to Mexico http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3472 Off to Mexico Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:40:16 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3472 Wow, every single person is wrong on this one. Why wouldn't they have conducted a simple google search rather than give the wrong answer?? The alcohol *can* burn off, depending on how long you cooked it, the temperature, and the strength of the alcohol. Here are a summary of the USDA's results on Alcohol Burn Off: Preparation Method to Percent of Alcohol Retained alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat 85% alcohol flamed 75% no heat, stored overnight 70% baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture 45% baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture: 15 minutes 40% 30 minutes 35% 1 hour 25% 1.5 hours 20% 2 hours 10% 2.5 hours 5% Wow, every single person is wrong on this one. Why wouldn’t they have conducted a simple google search rather than give the wrong answer??

The alcohol *can* burn off, depending on how long you cooked it, the temperature, and the strength of the alcohol. Here are a summary of the USDA’s results on Alcohol Burn Off:

Preparation Method to Percent of Alcohol Retained
alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat 85%
alcohol flamed 75%
no heat, stored overnight 70%
baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture 45%
baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture:
15 minutes
40%
30 minutes
35%
1 hour
25%
1.5 hours
20%
2 hours
10%
2.5 hours
5%

]]> By: SIDECAR http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3471 SIDECAR Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:12 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3471 If you cook it properly the alcohol cooks off, doing this just adds flavor. It is completely safe for you and the children and you won't test postive for it in your blood. The key to to cook the alcohol off. I cook with regular wine that with alcohol and I also make beer bisquits. It is not the same effect as drinking it. Enjoy the flavor, nothing wrong with that If you cook it properly the alcohol cooks off, doing this just adds flavor. It is completely safe for you and the children and you won’t test postive for it in your blood. The key to to cook the alcohol off. I cook with regular wine that with alcohol and I also make beer bisquits. It is not the same effect as drinking it. Enjoy the flavor, nothing wrong with that

]]> By: raferris2002 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3470 raferris2002 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:47 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3470 Alcohol will burn out as it is being cooked. Alcohol will burn out as it is being cooked.

]]> By: dude_port http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3469 dude_port Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:31:39 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3469 no as the alchol burns out and only leaves a taste no as the alchol burns out and only leaves a taste

]]> By: wineduchess http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3468 wineduchess Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:57:34 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3468 alcohol evaporates when heated, no need to worry about it. alcohol evaporates when heated, no need to worry about it.

]]> By: melouofs http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3467 melouofs Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:42 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3467 The alcohol cooks off, for the most part, but my mother is a recovering alcoholic, and she was advised to avoid this, so I would assume a trace amount remains. Most children do not like the taste of foods cooked with wines, etc, and I don't see the benefit in getting them used to the taste personally. I like to cook with wine-especially chicken-it seems to have a tenderizing effect. The alcohol cooks off, for the most part, but my mother is a recovering alcoholic, and she was advised to avoid this, so I would assume a trace amount remains. Most children do not like the taste of foods cooked with wines, etc, and I don’t see the benefit in getting them used to the taste personally.

I like to cook with wine-especially chicken-it seems to have a tenderizing effect.

]]> By: krazy_alzan http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3466 krazy_alzan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:12:25 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3466 the alcohol is usually cooked off when u make something. there r no effects of alcohol in the food the alcohol is usually cooked off when u make something. there r no effects of alcohol in the food

]]> By: Bud's Girl http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product/comment-page-1#comment-3465 Bud's Girl Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:52:35 +0000 http://greatwinetastings.com/wine/what-are-the-effects-of-cooking-food-with-wine-or-any-other-alcoholic-product#comment-3465 I was told that the alcohol burns off while cooking. It may be just for flavor, I'm not sure. But I also wouldn't take a chance by serving foods cooked with it to kids. Better safe than sorry. I was told that the alcohol burns off while cooking. It may be just for flavor, I’m not sure. But I also wouldn’t take a chance by serving foods cooked with it to kids. Better safe than sorry.

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