cooking

Also known as cookery, home cooking

thumb|upright=1.0|A man cooking in a restaurant kitchen, [[Morocco]]

AI overview

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, as shown in this image of a restaurant kitchen worker in Morocco. It matters because it makes food safer to eat, improves its flavor and nutrition, and is a fundamental skill across all human cultures.

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Research

44,799 papers

Effect of cooling of cooked white rice on resistant starch content and glycemic response.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Sonia S, Witjaksono F, Ridwan RDOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.4.13
The cost of cooking for foragers.Journal of human evolution · 2022Magargal KDOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103091
Review of factors impacting emission/concentration of cooking generated particulate matter.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2017Amouei Torkmahalleh M, Gorjinezhad S, Unluevcek HS et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.088
Effects of video technology on cooking self-efficacy of college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2023Kaesberg Z, Schumacher J, Bardwell A et al.DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1978462
Rice grain arsenic and nutritional content during post harvesting to cooking: A review on arsenic bioavailability and bioaccessibility in humans.ReviewFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2022Mridha D, Gorain PC, Joardar M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111042
Cooking parameters affect the sodium content of prepared pasta.Food chemistry · 2019Bianchi LM, Phillips KM, McGinty RC et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.198
Impact of cooking on vitamin D(3) and 25(OH)D(3) content of pork products.Food chemistry · 2022Neill HR, Gill CIR, McDonald EJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133839
Gender differences in global estimates of cooking frequency prior to COVID-19.Appetite · 2021Wolfson JA, Ishikawa Y, Hosokawa C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105117

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Ingredients
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Water
Vitamins and minerals
Methods
Health and safety
Indoor air pollution
Security while cooking
Food safety
Effects on nutritional content of food
Carcinogens and AGEs
Scientific aspects
Home-cooking and commercial cooking
See also
References
External links

thumb|upright=1.0|A man cooking in a restaurant kitchen, [[Morocco]]

Cooking, also known as cookery, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or safe. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from grilling food over an open fire, to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, to boiling and blanching in water, reflecting local conditions, techniques and traditions. Cooking is an aspect of all human societies and a cultural universal.

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