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Bain Marie or double boiler

Bain Marie or double boiler

Heating something over hot water without direct contact with heat. Fill half a pot of water then put a smaller sauce-pan over. Put the ingredients to prepare in the sauce pan to cook them gently while controlling heat. It is the regular technique to make scrambled eggs so they remain moist.

Veronica Brandy
by Veronica Brandy
Veronica Brandy

Veronica is the co-founder of Eatwell101. Veronica's culinary education started at 3 and came through hands-on experience—helping her mother and grand-mother running restaurants and catering services, cooking for friends and family. In 2011, Veronica and her husband joined forces to create Eatwell101, bonding over their shared love of food and cooking as a family.

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Updated Feb 18, 2012
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