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What silicone is, and why I don't love cooking with it (E42)

The Adam Ragusea Podcast

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Silicone

Some people consider silicone to be a kind of plastic, even though it's chemically very different. While silicones are super hydrophobic, they are somewhat less lipophobic. They're not as chemically similar to fats as carbon-based plastics are but there is some chemical affinity between silicones and fats that is way above my head.

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