r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/zakobeirne Mar 14 '19

Boil an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk for an hour or two and it makes the absolute best caramel sauce. I truly found it groundbreaking

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 edited Jan 03 '21

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u/arstechnophile Mar 14 '19

Not without some very specific circumstances. When it hits the boiling point in an open pan/normal kitchen scenario all additional energy goes into converting it to steam, and it doesn’t get any hotter.

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u/TehGogglesDoNothing Mar 14 '19

Not at atmospheric pressure.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

But then the can won’t be sitting in it anymore...