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bain-marie

bain-marie

8.6
A container of hot water for gently cooking or keeping food warm
  • noun
  • /ˌbeɪn məˈri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : baño maría
  • bain-marie water bath

Examples

  • To Zeuxis's left are a compass and a ruler, and to his right is a bain-marie, an alchemical warming bath.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Melt 250g of chocolate (I'm using 65%) over a bain-marie.

    Blog text (14)

  • To keep the sauce warm without boiling, place the saucepan in a bain-marie filled with hot water.

  • For a creamy texture, custards are often made in a bain-marie to ensure gentle, even cooking.

  • She prepared the chocolate mousse using a bain-marie to melt the chocolate slowly and evenly.

Synonyms

argyll
vsbain-marie
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A covered metal container holding hot water to keep gravy warm

is a larger water bath that cooks gently and holds smaller pans
warming pan
vsbain-marie
4.8

A pan used to keep food warm before serving

is a larger water bath that cooks gently and holds smaller pans

How Warm

saucepan
34 1.0
chafing dish
4 6.4
bain-marie
  • Specialized
8.6
argyll
  • Archaic
3 9.9
gravy boat
4 2.0

Surface Forms

bain-marie singular
bain-maries plural

Etymology

The word bain-marie comes from French words bain ('bath') and Marie ('Mary'). One popular story says it was named for an early inventor called Maria who used a water 'bath' to heat things slowly, so a bain-marie is a hot water 'bath' for gentle cooking and keeping food warm.