saucier

[saws-yey, soh-sye]

noun

French Cooking.

plural

sauciers 

1. a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saucier¹

From French, dating back to 1960–65; sauce, -ier ²

Example Sentences

On the flip side, Stefanelli prefers fresh pasta in smoother, saucier dishes.

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Stella Parks likes working with a stainless steel saucier, which she says has the right mix of light color and heft to ensure the milk solids don’t scorch.

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Just as everyone in a restaurant kitchen has their roles to play, from saucier to sommelier, so too are roles assigned at holiday dinner.

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A “true” regulation-size Neapolitan pizza can be broken down by ingredient to the gram: 60 to 80 grams of approved tomatoes on a margherita, and 70 to 100 on a marinara, which is slightly saucier.

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Here, you'll find traditional methods for cooking risotto in a large skillet or saucier, as well as a modern-day technique, which calls for cooking risotto in an Instant Pot.

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