double saucepan

British  

noun

1. US and Canadian name: double boiler.  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

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double saucepan

Turn it all into a buttered mold and let it cook for five quarters of an hour in a gentle oven or in a double saucepan.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

When used, heat it in a double saucepan and apply it with a brush.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Allow to come just to boiling point again—this should be done in double saucepan or boiler—and add a little lemon juice.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)

Place all in a double saucepan, till the eggs are just done.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

Press it into a mold and cook it in a double saucepan for quarter of an hour.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various