double boiler

English

Noun

double boiler (plural double boilers)

1. A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.

Alternative forms

• double-boiler

Synonyms

• bain-marie

Related terms

• double boil

Translations

pan containing hot water

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 水浴器 (zh) (shuǐyùqì), 雙重蒸鍋／双重蒸锅, 双重蒸锅 (shuāngchóng zhēngguō)

• Finnish: vesihaude
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• Ido: maria-balno (io)
• Italian: bagnomaria (it)

See also

• double steamer