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This article is from the Cooking and Conversions FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Victor Sack cooking.faq@mac.com others.

4.7 Cooking with alcohol

A 1990 study by E. Augustin et al. found evidence that alcoholic
beverages retain from 5 percent to as much as 85 percent of alcohol
after cooking. This study has been used in the following table
published by USDA (edited for readability).

        COOKING METHOD                             ALCOHOL RETAINED (%)
        No heat, stored overnight                           70
        Stirred into hot liquid                             85
        Flamed                                              75
        Stirred in, then baked or simmered for:
                                         15 min             40
                                         30 min             35
                                         1 hr               25
                                         1.5 hr             20
                                         2 hr               10
                                         2.5 hr              5
        Not stirred in, baked for:       25 min             45

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