double boiler
double boiler · double boilers
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to…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.
» You have to melt chocolate in a double-boiler so it doesn't burn.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
A pair of interlocking pots, the lower one filled with water which when boiling heats the contents of the upper pot.
More definitions
- two saucepans, one fitting inside the other
Examples
1 sentencesYou have to melt chocolate in a double-boiler so it doesn't burn.
Translations
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plural: double boilersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- two saucepans, one fitting inside the other:double saucepan