Aclcohol Substitution in Cooking Website~ Awesome information when y

Most alcohol evaporates, if it's added and cooked off... All you're left with is the flavor. Still,

good to know when cooking for serious teetotalers or kids!

 
Barring health reasons, I'm not afraid to use alcohol in my cooking.

I am not lucky enough to have children, so my opinion is just that, but I wouldn't make substitutes for alcohol in food I would serve to my family. Now, if a sauce is basically a bottle of wine, I would cut the seriously amount to keep the flavor, but not serve soup bowls of wine to the kiddies. And I would never serve something like vodka marinated tomatoes to the kids. But a few tablespoons Grand Marnier in the cheesecake, or a cup of wine in the spaghetti sauce? It's a go for my family.

 
Contrary to older info, it doesn't all disappear. Even long-simmered dishes retain about 25% of the

alcohol; briefly cooked dishes retain up to 85%. It used to be thought that boiling the heck out of a liquid, or cooking it for a long time, would vaporize all the alcohol, but recent tests show that some of it always remains.

 
I don't like alcohol, too much of it destroyed my childhood and friends, I don't prefer any alcohol

and when I found this website I was quite happy.

I do cook with some wines in some of my sauces and risotto that's about it.

I NEVER EVER drink alcohol, and I have friends that are recovering. When I worked as a social worker I have seen devastating effects of alcohol on people (those who abuse) and I have seen the children (my self included)who have had and have miserable childhoods due to alcohol.

But these are my issues and my choices, I thought posting this website would give those who did not want to use alcohol in their cooking an alternative, I for one, am happy to have alternatives.

 
Diann, though I love my wine, this is good to know for special situations. Some religions forbid

any alcohol, or even wine vinegar. Recovering alcholics are very sensitive to residual alcohol. I don't know if it's prescribed any more, but years ago a roommate of mine was on Ant-abuse, a deterrent which would make him violently ill if he touched alcohol. He had to be very wary.

Thanks for posting.

 
It's not used as much but some still uses it~ the "new" therapy is to talk about it and of course

the 12-step program is heavily relied upon, which I think is great as is the medicine, what would also be good would have the "person in recovery" visit high schools and lecture after they have spent 30 days caring for victims of alcohol ~ sort of an active participation in healing, works but, not so often suggested. That is just my opinion.

I believe the first start of anyone recovering has to be support and lots of it, and to know that they are and can/will be forgiven~ Anything else will be gravy, but that first part is the hardest because of guilt, which right then and there has my compassion to want to reach out and encourage anyone in or starting recovery, along with a big hug, so needed too, honest.

 
Oh how I wished I had this info while living in Saudi Arabia for 12 years! I

will send this along to friends still there and especially my Saudi cooking friends. We all wanted to make great food but I couldn't use it because alcohol is banned there and it is forbidden for them as Muslims. Does anyone remember Hiba/Dhahran? I think that was her name. It's been a long time.

 
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