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Except that the sphere-packing calculation does actually account for all the additional volume, so if there was some air-absorption too then that must mean that
by OscarCunningham 6y ago
Except that the sphere-packing calculation does actually account for all the additional volume, so if there was some air-absorption too then that must mean that cooked quinoa packs more efficiently than uncooked quinoa.
- ema 6y agoSquishy things should pack more efficiently since they can deform to better fill the voids left. Not sure if this makes a significant difference here though. It's only the weight of the grains above that would cause the deformation to happen and cooked quinoa is only stacked up a few inches max I presume.
- vanderZwan 6y agoYes, but boiling quinoa or rice doesn't pack it, it blows bubbles of steam through it.