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saucier

American  
[saws-yay, soh-sye] / sɔsˈjeɪ, soʊˈsjɛ /

noun

French Cooking.
  • sauciers
    plural
  1. a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of saucier

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


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Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

It is launching improvements to its burgers including softer buns that are toasted and saucier Big Macs.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023

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.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022

And he has also put his stamp on some shapes like a wide, two-handled rondeau and a saucier, new to Hestan’s inventory.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

A puff of gray wind come down; a saucier gust went by; and then a swirl of galish wind jumped over the pans.

From Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. by Norman Duncan

I met chefs, sauciers, craft cocktail artists, professional servers and food critics who worked as a collective, taking me from street dude to snob.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023

While it can be tempting to look to restaurants as the platonic ideal of romantic meals, keep in mind that there's often a full staff — from prep cooks to sauciers — behind your plate.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022

If you've spent any time eating the chiles en nogada at La Casita Mexicana, you know that these chefs are astonishing sauciers, capable of coaxing tremendous flavors out of chiles and nuts, herbs and various produce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2015

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