How long does food continue to “cook” after you take it out of the oven?

Question

How long does food continue to “cook” after you take it out of the oven?

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Answer 1

Not exactly scientific perhaps, but heat is “energy” so when it goes into your food, that means it also has to exit your food…so while this “energy” (aka heat) is also exiting your food, it is still cooking it for a set time, until all energy is gone.

Thats my take at least.

Edit: just realized I answered the wrong question, but I still think it applies and depends on the thickness of the food in question to determine the amount of time.