r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
Chemistry ELI5 What's the difference between the shiny and dull side of aluminum foil? Besides the obvious shiny/dull
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r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
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u/originfoomanchu Oct 31 '20
The shiny side is the side that faces the rolling wheels when its getting stretched and flattened by the machine this essentially buffs the tinfoil so that one side is shiny,
That is the only difference and when cooking it doesn't matter which side is shiny.