2007-02-22 06:19:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It does get hot. Aluminum being one of the best conductors of heat, it will heat up rather quickly and cool off just as fast if you want to try an experiment with dipping an aluminum can into boiling water for a second or two. Aluminum is great for retaining heat or dispersing it evenly.
Foil reacts in the same manner but because of its extreme thinness, the heating up and cooling off periods are significantly reduced. Next time you cook with foil, then touch it as soon as you remove it from the oven. It will be hot/warm to the touch but will almost mmediately cool off when removed.
2007-02-22 06:48:51 · answer #1 · answered by whispersofindigo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right, it does get hot but cools down very quickly. Sorry I don't knwo why, but I am interested in a viable answer, a chemist maybe?
2007-02-22 14:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does get hot; it just cools very quickly.
2007-02-22 14:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does. It just takes a shorter time to cool off.
2007-02-22 14:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does get hot but because it is so thin it cools off quickly.
2007-02-22 14:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by Peachy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does when I cook. I guess I must be doing something wrong.
2007-02-22 14:22:37 · answer #6 · answered by Jayna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmm it does when you heat it
2007-02-22 14:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by Duchess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋