1) Evaporation is the process where molecules in liquid state (water) spontaneously change into gas state (steam), which is the reverse of condensation.
2) Evaporation can be used to thicken foods like fruit juice, milk, and coffee by removing some of the water.
3) There are two conditions of evaporation - natural evaporation and evaporation that occurs in equipment using applied steam. Factors that affect the evaporation rate include temperature, pressure, surface area, material type and viscosity.