double boiler

noun

1. a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.

double boiler

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): double saucepan. a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans, one fitting inside the other. The bottom saucepan contains water that, while boiling, gently heats food in the upper pan

Word History and Origins

Origin of double boiler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Related Words

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