bain-marie

Meaning

Noun

A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.

Related

Similar words

double boiler

Origin

Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae.

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