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JUST ADD WATER

hen I do live cooking demonstrations, I like to bring a volunteer on stage to carry out a particular experiment. I present the person with two small pots of hot liquid, one containing vegetable oil and the other water. Both liquids are being held at exactly 140 degrees—a temperature on the upper end of the hottest tap water. I instruct the brave

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