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I'm having trouble putting this question into words so hear me out, while I struggle: What is cooking halachically? I don't mean "at what temperature does cooking happen?" but more like "what is ...
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cooking
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rosends
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2021-01-03T16:52:44Z (almost 4 years ago)
What exactly is "cooking"?
I'm having trouble putting this question into words so hear me out, while I struggle: What is cooking halachically? I don't mean "at what temperature does cooking happen?" but more like "what is considered cooking and how/why is it considered that?" Is "cooking" a change in some item's chemical structure? Is it about physical form? It isn't just about heat, but what is it about heat, or a particular threshold of temperature which makes something "count" as heat to effect cooking? It seems to be about method and not about the actual cooking so I'm not sure what it is, intrinsically, which counts as "cooking." By the way, I'll limit this, for now, to bishul but am looking for an answer that spans shabbos and akum or which explores different definitions/qualifications for each. See, I told you I'm struggling to figure out exactly what I'm asking.