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Bain-marie

//ˌbænməˈriː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.

    "Steam tables, bains marie, and chaffing dishes require that an accurate external probe thermometer be used."

  2. 2
    a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly wordnet
  3. 3
    A unit comprising an array of such pans.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”).

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