verb · intransitive · rare

double steam

double steam · double steams · double steamed · double steaming

To cook food by sealing it in a pot and steaming that potTo cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Meaning

1 senses

To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Origin

Compare double boil.

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Forms

double steams, double steaming, double steamed, double steamed

Base form	double steam · to double steam
3rd person singular	double steams
Present participle	double steaming
Past simple	double steamed
Past participle	double steamed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	double steam
he, she, it	double steams

Past simpleLesson

all persons

double steamed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have double steamed
he, she, it	has double steamed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will double steam

Word family

2 related words

Relateddouble steamer double boil

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle