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xkcd #3187: High Altitude Cooking Instructions

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1,300,000-1,400,000 ft: Ask a crew member to show you how to use the ISS food warmer.

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[-] deltapi@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

If you're cooking something at altitude you shouldn't lower the heat - you still need to cook it properly.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Boiling water is a fixed temperature at a given air pressure. Turning up the heat doesn't make the water hotter. You just lose it faster. If you need higher temperatures and are cooking in boiling water, then you have to use a pressure cooker.

[-] deltapi@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Who said anything about turning the heat UP?

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