What’s the point of cooking with alcohol?

Question

What’s the goal and why adding something like vodka if you’re just going to cook it out anyway? Why add it if it’s all going to evaporate in the end?

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Answer 1

– it helps things melt or dissolve (see: cheese fondue) 
– it can be delicious (see: pears in red wine) 
– it can be fun to set on fire (see: Christmas pudding or crêpe Suzette)