Read the scenario below and answer the question. Be sure to review the link about food chemists to understand your role.

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Read the scenario below and answer the question. Be sure to review the link about food chemists to understand your role. **(Note: the example used in this assessment has been simplified. In real food science, the properties of ingredients and specific temperatures are much more complex. We are making assumptions that these ingredients and the taste and quality of the final product are not sensitive to small or moderate changes of temperature.)** Two chefs are competing against each other on a famous cooking show. Each contestant must complete the same meal and they have a limited amount of time to finish. You are a food chemist who was hired by one of the contestants to provide an advantage on the show. Your client has informed you that the biggest concern is getting the sauce completed. In the past, the final product has been presented without the sauce and major deductions occurred. You have asked your client to describe how the sauce is made and the information below is given: "I pour some cold water into the pot and set it on the stove, and I let it sit while I begin cutting up the ingredients. I cut the ingredients into very large chunks because it seems faster to do. I then add the ingredients to the water and turn on the stove to heat the mixture. I do not stir the mixture because I want to spend time somewhere else. Eventually I smell the ingredients reacting, so I turn the stove off and let the reaction finish while it cools." As a chemist, you already know the relationship between concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area. With this knowledge, suggest three changes this chef could make to speed up the reaction that makes the sauce. Your suggestions must be supported with explanations. Also, remember that there are limits in regard to burning food, so take into consideration that dramatic changes could affect taste or quality.