double boiler
noun
: a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans fitting together so that the contents of the upper can be cooked or heated by boiling water in the lower
Examples of double boiler in a Sentence
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
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Remove upper pan from double boiler (with the chocolate) and wipe bottom of pan to remove any water.
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
Place water in bottom of double boiler, using just enough so the water doesn’t touch bottom of upper pan.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The double boiler method involves using two pot — one larger than the other.
—Maryal Miller Carter, The Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2024
For the top layer, melt the chocolate in the double boiler, then pour on top of chilled bars.
—Eva Syrovy, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
Place water in bottom of double boiler, using just enough so the water doesn’t touch bottom of upper pan.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The double boiler method involves using two pot — one larger than the other.
—Maryal Miller Carter, The Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2024
For the top layer, melt the chocolate in the double boiler, then pour on top of chilled bars.
—Eva Syrovy, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for double boiler
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“Double boiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20boiler. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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