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If you have two steaks, one that's an inch thick, one that's 2 inches thick, how much longer does the thicker one need to cook? it's four times as long. it goes roughly like the square. how come cookbooks don't tell you that?
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If You Have Two Steaks, One That's

Nathan Myhrvold
If you have two steaks, one that's an inch thick, one that's 2 inches thick, how much longer does the thicker one need to cook? it's four times as long. it goes roughly like the square. how come cookbooks don't tell you that?
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