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You can't burn an Oreo?

Josie

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What's up with this? Why was their no damage at all to these Oreos?
 
Good Lord I'm glad I don't eat those things. I never did like them. That lard in the middle is gross.
 
Josie said:

What's up with this? Why was their no damage at all to these Oreos?
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The moisture content disperses the heat would be my guess.
 
Allan said:
The moisture content disperses the heat would be my guess.
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With that heat blast the moisture would be gone in just a few seconds.

I think there's an unhealthy mix of complex chemistry and dark juju going on there.
 
NatMorton said:
With that heat blast the moisture would be gone in just a few seconds.

I think there's an unhealthy mix of complex chemistry and dark juju going on there.
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Here are the ingredients:


Baking soda might be what protects the cookie.
 
It does make you wonder what is in "food" like this to keep it shelf stable for a long period of time.
 
Allan said:
Here are the ingredients:
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Baking soda might be what protects the cookie.
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High sugar content
Foods extremely high in processed sugars chemically bound to other ingredients have to reach an exceptionally high temperature in order to vaporize, mix with oxygen and ignite.
Google Gemini
 
NatMorton said:
But sugar does and the cookie is mostly sugar (and evil spirits).
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The baking soda might be concentrated in the biscuits.

My Mom always kept a box of baking soda handy in case of a stove fire.
 
IMO - Oreo's are for kids.
To me, they taste like ink. Or, more accurately how I imagine ink would taste like.
I always preferred Chops Ahoy. I don't believe I have eaten an Oreo in 20 years maybe.
 
Allan said:
The baking soda might be concentrated in the biscuits.

My Mom always kept a box of baking soda handy in case of a stove fire.
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Don't all cookies have baking soda? You can definitely burn homemade cookies.
 
When I was just teaching myself how to bake I overfilled a cake pan with chocolate cake batter.
During the baking process the leavening product kicked in, the batter spilled out of the pan and covered the electric element.
It backed into a black mound then ignited.
The mix had vegetable oil in it so it burned pretty well, was tough to put out.
The burned stuff had the consistency of fired clay, only lighter.

Ooops.
 
They make a lemon Oreo that's kinda addictive.

Can't speak for their properties as kindling, but I bet it would smell awful.
 
Allan said:
I never buy them due to lack of self control.
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Exactly. I've even gone a couple of years without them, and I am NOT paying $5 for Oreos. But several months ago there was a 2 for $8 sale (wow, a dollar off each--not so much of a sale, but a great excuse, yes?). I sensibly gave one away to my kid, but I'm pretty sure you know what happened to the rest.

Did you know that studies have been done on who eats Oreos which way (dunkers vs dry and those who take them apart and what this means). What I remember of one study is that what men in the South do is what women in the North do and that men up North do what Southern women do. Not sure what this means.
 
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