bain-marie in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bain-marie in the French»English Dictionary

bain-marie [bɛ̃maʀi] N m

au bain-marie (gén)

in a bain-marie

au bain-marie (crèmes, sauces)

in a double boiler

bain-marie in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bain-marie in the French»English Dictionary

bain-marie <bains-marie> [bɛ̃maʀi] N m

bain-marie

double boiler

bain-marie

bain-marie

faire cuire au bain-marie

to cook in a double boiler

I.cuire [kɥiʀ] irreg VB trans

1. cuire FOOD:

cuire

to cook

cuire (à la vapeur)

to steam

cuire (à l'étouffée)

to braise

cuire (au four) viande

to roast

cuire pain, gâteau

to bake

cuire (à la poêle)

to fry

faire cuire qc au bain-marie

to cook sth in a bain-marie

faire cuire qc au four

to cook sth in the oven

2. cuire TECH:

cuire

to fire

Phrases:

être dur à cuire

to be a hard nut to crack

II.cuire [kɥiʀ] irreg VB intr

1. cuire FOOD:

cuire viande, légumes

to cook

cuire pain, gâteau

to bake

2. cuire inf (avoir très chaud):

cuire

to roast

3. cuire (brûler):

cuire

to burn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Initially it was carried out by direct flame but soon the advantages of a bain-marie or steam distillation to obtain a better product became obvious.

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Set a heat-proof bowl over top, creating a bain-marie, and melt chocolate chips, stirring occasionally.

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A second, modern usage, for the term porringer is a double saucepan similar to a bain-marie used for cooking porridge.

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Thus, it is carried out not with a direct flame but with a bain-marie or steam distillation; otherwise, the pomace may burn.

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