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Question:

Why doesn't aluminum foil get hot when you use it in an oven?

I've always been curious.You can cook something on aluminum foil in an oven, and then you can touch the foil right after taking it out of the oven and it's not even hot, not even a little bit.Why is this?Thanks!

Answer:

Your fingers can drain away the small amount of heat within thin aluminum without getting burned but can not drain off enough heat from the baking pan to drop its temperature and avoid a burnYour finger and the aluminum will try to come to the same temperature when you touch the aluminum, but your finger will win.
Your fingers can drain away the small amount of heat within thin aluminum without getting burned but can not drain off enough heat from the baking pan to drop its temperature and avoid a burnYour finger and the aluminum will try to come to the same temperature when you touch the aluminum, but your finger will win.

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