bain-marie

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally Maria's bath).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbænməˈriː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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bain-marie (plural bains-marie)

  1. (cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.
    • 2003, Ronald H. Schmidt, Gary E. Rodrick, Food Safety Handbook, page 511:
      Steam tables, bains marie, and chaffing dishes require that an accurate external probe thermometer be used.
  2. A unit comprising an array of such pans.

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French

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Etymology

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Calque of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally Maria's bath), a reference to the early alchemist Maria Prophetissima (also known as Mary the Jewess).

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Noun

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bain-marie m (plural bains-marie)

bain-marie
  1. (cooking) double boiler, bain-marie (hot water bath made out of two containers)
    • 1836, Burnet (M), Dictionnaire de cuisine et d'économie ménagère: à l'usage des maîtres et maîtresses de maison, fermiers, maîtres-d'hôtel, chefs de cuisine, chefs d'office, restaurateurs, pâtissiers, marchands de comestibles, confiseurs, distillateurs, &c. ..., page 35
      On met les bouteilles dans le bain-marie, le goulot et le bouchon hors de l’eau, et on allume. Le bain-marie peut se faire dans toute espèce de chaudière ou de vase rempli d’eau que l’on fait bouillir. Quand les bouteilles ont passé dans le ...
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Descendants

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  • German: Bain-Marie
  • English: bain-marie
  • Italian: bagnomaria (calque)
  • Polish: bemar
  • Portuguese: banho-maria (calque)
  • Spanish: baño maría (calque)

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