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Because the smaller potato has less to cook than the bigger potato so there for the bigger potato has to be cooked more because the heat cant get in the potato as quickly as It can get in a small potato

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11y ago

For example, in water or frying, there is more surface area exposed to the heat. Put another way, chopped potatoes take up more space in the frying pan or cook-pot, therefore they are more exposed to the heat.

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Because there is less volume to cook in the french fries than the whole potatoes.

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Because it's smaller, having less to cook.
becuase the luli inside it transfers faster

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11y ago

Because it is small, there is less to cook.

The water can concentrate on it and cook it faster as there is little to cook.

Smaller particle size increases reaction speed

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11y ago

Smaller pieces and all of the pieces get cooked all around

Because they are not big

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A small Potato cooks faster because it is not a Whole potato and there is a differcent

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Heat distributes evenly and faster when vegetables are cut

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There is more potato to cook.

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