• Question: Why does bacon smell so nice when it is cooking

    Asked by Eoin C to Yvonne, Elaine on 15 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by 4L3X.
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      Yvonne Lenighan answered on 15 Nov 2017:


      Mmmmmm.. You are making me hungry!

      So bacon is a processed meat and it contains compounds such as hydrocarbons and aldehydes-when these compounds are heated along with the other compounds such as fat in the bacon they release the nice smell!

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