Steamed vs Simmered - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between steamed and simmered

is that steamed is (steam) while simmered is (simmer).

is cooked by ing.

(en adjective)

Cooked by ing.

(slang) Angry, hot under the collar.

He was steamed that the car cut him off, it took almost half an hour for him to calm down.

(head)

(steam)

(head)

(simmer)

* simber (obsolete)

(-)

The state or process of simmering.

The kettle was kept on the simmer .

To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

The soup simmered on the stove.

To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

* coddle

* simmer down

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