Here are 26 Interesting Cooking facts.
1-5 Cooking Facts

1. Most vegetables retain more nutrients from microwaving than any other form of cooking, and therefore microwaving is the healthiest way to cook your veggies. – Source
2. The American Fat Salvage Committee was created to urge housewives to save all the excess fat rendered from cooking and donate it to the army to produce explosives during World War II. – Source
3. In a study of 501 women, aged 20 to 35, it was found that those who watched food TV and cooked frequently from scratch had a higher BMI (weighing on average 11lb more) than those who obtained information from sources like family and friends, magazines and newspapers, or cooking classes. – Source
4. Americans sought comfort TV after 9/11 and watched so much Food Network that the station had to restructure itself to appeal to a general audience. This led to the creation and subsequent rise of reality cooking shows like Chopped and Iron Chef USA. – Source
5. Romans were aware that lead mining and lead pipes were toxic, but they did not connect that toxicity with lead cooking vessels. – Source
6-10 Cooking Facts
6. Abolitionists used Maple Syrup in their cooking because molasses and cane sugar were both slave crops. – Source
7. In Cambodia, cooking with a “lucky iron fish” has helped villagers prevent anemia. – Source
8. Since 2011, there have been at least 4 incidents of people cooking meth inside a Walmart. – Source
9. In ancient Rome, one of the most common cooking ingredients was called “laser”, from the silphium plant. It does not exist today, it was so delicious that it was harvested to extinction from its natural habitat in what is now Libya. – Source
10. A single serving of cooking spray is considered to be so small that it can be called “fat-free”. That implies that an entire can filled with nothing but oil has no calories. – Source
11-15 Cooking Facts
11. Alexis Soyer was a French celebrity chef (born 1810) who invented cooking with gas, refrigerators cooled by cold water, and ovens with adjustable temperatures. His kitchens were so famous that they were opened for conducted tours. – Source
12. Over-cooking hard boiled eggs will typically result in a thin green iron(II) sulfide coating on the yolk. This reaction occurs more rapidly in older eggs as the whites are more alkaline. – Source
13. Almond milk was heavily used in medieval cooking and sauces. It was considered far more grand and luxurious than cow milk. – Source
14. Traditional Mexican cooking uses herbs that take the “flatulence” out of beans. – Source
15. You’re not supposed to heat up the styrofoam cup of noodles in the microwave when cooking because it releases more of the BPA chemical found in styrofoam. – Source
16-20 Cooking Facts
16. Chopsticks were invented for cooking, not eating. – Source
17. Par-cooking sweet potatoes in water between 135 and 170°F (57 and 77°C) activates an enzyme that converts their starch into Maltese. Making them extra sweet. – Source
18. When cooking with alcohol, all of the liqueur does not “burn off”. At the high end of the scale up to 85% of the alcohol is retained. – Source
19. The “Mongolian” barbeque style of cooking is not Mongolian in origin, it was actually invented in Taiwan by a restaurant named after Genghis Khan. – Source
20. The cooking term “engastration” is the technique of stuffing the remains of one animal into another animal. The method is thought to have originated in the Middle Ages. Turducken (chicken meat within a duck carcass within a turkey) is among the dishes made using this technique. – Source
21-26 Cooking Facts
21. Stir-frying wasn’t a common cooking technique in the home in China until the 20th century when cooking oil and fuel became more affordable. – Source
22. A blind girl participated in the cooking competition Masterchef. Everybody thought it was just a maneuver from the producers to attract more viewers. The blind girl never looked back and won Masterchef’s third season, like a boss. – Source
23. Improper ventilation of fumes created by burning various cooking fuels causes 3.3% of worldwide deaths, more people than even unclean drinking water. – Source
24. When using the sous vide method of cooking, wherein the meat is brought up to a temperature in hot water, ping pong balls can be used to prevent the evaporation of the water. – Source
25. Cooking recipes are not eligible for copyright protection (even though the *directions* maybe). – Source
26. In cooking, the term “scant” means “not quite up to the described measurement”. For example, a scant teaspoon would be over half but just under a full teaspoon. – Source
“15. You’re not supposed to heat up the styrofoam cup of noodles in the microwave when cooking because it releases more of the BPA chemical found in styrofoam”
Oh My God, what kind of dumb a** idiot would put styrofoam in the god damn microwa…… Oh wait, this obvious fact is for ‘muricans. Nvm
And there is also a myth that all chefs are overweight, because they taste the food they cook ) Actually it works only for pictures and emoji 👨🍳👨🍳👨🍳 https://emojis.wiki/man-cook ) In addition, healthy nutrition is well-developed now, so that it is easier to be on top form, than it seems))