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Re: High Altitude help

Posted by Chef Steve on 10/13/2009, 6:23 pm, in reply to "High Altitude help"
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I spent the summer cooking at 6,500 feet in the Sierra Nevada. In general, everything will take longer to cook, especially food items that are simmered/boiled.

Remember that water boils at a much lower rate at 9,000 feet than at sea level. That means that you're cooking food at a lower temperature that at sea level. Water boils at 195.7 vs 212 F. Since a simmer is around 195 or 200 F, you can see that a simmer at 9,000 will be around 15 to 20 degrees less.

Some of the basics are covered at http://homecooking.about.com/od/altitude/High_Altitude_Cooking.htm.

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--Previous Message-- : I spent the summer cooking at 6,500 feet in : the Sierra Nevada. In general, everything : will take longer to cook, especially food : items that are simmered/boiled. : : Remember that water boils at a much lower : rate at 9,000 feet than at sea level. That : means that you're cooking food at a lower : temperature that at sea level. Water boils : at 195.7 vs 212 F. Since a simmer is around : 195 or 200 F, you can see that a simmer at : 9,000 will be around 15 to 20 degrees less. : : Some of the basics are covered at : http://homecooking.about.com/od/altitude/High_Altitude_Cooking.htm : . :

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