Why couldn’t something that says “Cook at 400 degrees for 15 minutes” theoretically be cooked at 6000 degrees for 1 minute?

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Why couldn’t something that says “Cook at 400 degrees for 15 minutes” theoretically be cooked at 6000 degrees for 1 minute?

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The purpose of the time and temperature is to cook both the inside and the outside to the desired degree. So a low temp long time gives you an even cook throughout, higher temp shorter time cooks the outside more and the inside.