Before slow cooking a meat (for example, in a crockpot/slow-cooker) you will often find instructions to sear the meat on high heat in an oiled skillet for a few minutes before transferring it to the crockpot. The searing is brief – not long enough to cook the meat thoroughly. Despite myth/legend, the searing will not “seal in the juices”. What is the searing for?

Before slow cooking a meat (for example, in a crockpot/slow-cooker) you will often find instructions to sear the meat on high heat in an oiled skillet for a few minutes before transferring it to the crockpot. The searing is brief – not long enough to cook the meat thoroughly. Despite myth/legend, the searing will not “seal in the juices”. What is the searing for?

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

5th Edition

ISBN:9781285199047

Author:John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski

Publisher:John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski

Chapter7: Molecular Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem ISP: Write the Lewis structures and give the electron-region geometry, molecular geometry, and bond...

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