What Is Conduction?

Heat conduction (or thermal conduction) is the transfer of internal energy by microscopic diffusion and collisions of particles or quasi-particles within a body due to a temperature gradient.

Conduction in Cooking? For example, cooking a steak in a pan is conduction. Heat from the burner is transferred to the pan whose molecules vibrate, and pass the vibe on to the wiener. As the surface of the meat gets hotter than the interior, the heat transfers to the center through the moisture and fats. That's also conduction. Grill marks are a good example of conduction. Heat is transferred to the grill grates and the hot metal brands the meat.

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