Simmer vs Parboil - What's the difference?
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The state or process of simmering.
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
Simmer is a related term of parboil.
As verbs the difference between simmer and parboil
is that simmer is to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point while parboil is to boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.As a noun simmer
is the state or process of simmering.simmer
English
Alternative forms
* simber (obsolete)Noun
(-)- The kettle was kept on the simmer .
Verb
- The soup simmered on the stove.
- Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.