Many recipes that are used around the holiday season require alcohol. For those of you that don’t want to consume any alcohol here is a chart that will let you know how much of the alcohol will burn-off and how much will still remain in the finished product.
| Preparation Method | % Retained |
| Alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat | 85% |
| Alcohol flamed | 75% |
| No heat, stored overnight | 70% |
| Naked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture | 45% |
| Baked/simmered with alcohol stirred into mixture: | |
| 15 minutes cooking time | 40% |
| 30 minutes cooking time | 35% |
| 1 hour cooking time | 25% |
| 1.5 hours cooking time | 20% |
| 2 hours cooking time | 10% |
| 2.5 hours cooking time | 5% |
Source: About.com
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Comments 
Amanda | Friday, December 26, 2008
I so needed to know this! Thanks for doing the research for me. That pic is scary, does he have any arm hair left??
JJ Bagley | Saturday, December 27, 2008
He’s a pro, he probably shaved just before the shoot.
Brian | Sunday, December 28, 2008
whoa … that i didn’t know. awesome!
Zaza | Saturday, January 3, 2009
Great info.
Thanks.