Your Inventor Friend Proposes a Design of Cookware That Will

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Multiple Choice

Your inventor friend proposes a design of cookware that will allow boiling to take place at a temperature less than 100°C so that food can be cooked with less energy. Comment on this idea.

• A)This idea would not be very profitable because it is the high temperature and the resulting thermal energy given to the food that is responsible for cooking-if the water boils at a low temperature insufficient energy is given to cook the food.
• B)This idea has already been invented and is called a crock pot, or a slow cooker.
• C)This is impossible because water only boils at 100°C, unless it is in a vacuum, and it is not possible to create a vacuum outside of the lab.
• D)It is a great way to cook food and save energy while preventing vitamins and nutrients from being destroyed in high temperatures.

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