Coddling: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
Alborzagros (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Reverted 1 edit by Alborzagros; No file by this name exists; please preview changes before saving. (TW) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[file: |
[[file:Coddled Egg on hash.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Coddled egg]] |
||
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} |
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} |
||
In [[cooking]], to '''coddle''' food is to heat it in water kept just below the [[boiling point]]. The term comes from the English verb ''to coddle'', meaning to treat gently or pamper. |
In [[cooking]], to '''coddle''' food is to heat it in water kept just below the [[boiling point]]. The term comes from the English verb ''to coddle'', meaning to treat gently or pamper. |
Revision as of 13:58, 3 September 2010
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Coddled_Egg_on_hash.jpg/250px-Coddled_Egg_on_hash.jpg)
In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The term comes from the English verb to coddle, meaning to treat gently or pamper.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png)
Look up coddle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cooking examples
The eggs added to a Caesar salad should ideally be coddled. However, coddled eggs are not fully cooked and may present a salmonella risk.[citation needed]
See also