bain-marie
(in cooking) a receptacle containing hot or boiling water into which other containers are placed to warm or cook the food in them.
British. a double boiler.
Origin of bain-marie
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How to use bain-marie in a sentence
The table fork is far less time-honored than such objects as the colander, the waffle iron, the bain-marie.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’ | Bee Wilson | October 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCover the ortolans with slices of bacon, and cook them in a bain-marie moistened with stock and lemon juice.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisHeat in a bain-marie, and turn out of the pie dish, and serve with a very good sauce poured round it.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: | Mrs. W. G. WatersA matelote may be made three or four days in advance, and then warmed in boiling water (bain-marie) just before serving it.
It may also be kept three or four days and warmed in a bain-marie; it improves it as much as that of rabbit.
Above the sink, hot plate, and bain marie, is an iron rack nine feet long with hooks to hang huge saut-pans.
The Gastronomic Regenerator: | Alexis Soyer
British Dictionary definitions for bain-marie
/ French (bɛ̃mari) /
a vessel for holding hot water, in which sauces and other dishes are gently cooked or kept warm
Origin of bain-marie
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