Coddling

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.

As a verb, Coddling means to pamper or over-protect. To treat with extreme care or kindness

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.