a system for the control of temperature in which a vessel containing the material to be heated is set into or over one containing water and receiving the heat directly.
a bath of water.
First recorded in 1815–25
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The researchers placed four flasks in a 63 degrees F water bath and the other four flasks in a 70 F water bath.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Do not give your child a cold water bath because the temperature of the water can actually affect their core body temperature, especially among babies, Seshadri said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
He served bone broth tableside, and put the finishing touches to plates like mosaic chicken, thin strips of white meat wrapped in nori, layered together and cooked in a water bath.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Three things will help your cheesecake come out looking like a pro’s: the whip time, water bath and slow-cooling process.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
The words were like an ice water bath.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
It’s easy enough to make your own, but note that the following lutenitsa recipe isn’t suitable for water-bath canning purposes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
However, if you're water-bath canning and the recipe will be processed for less than 10 minutes, you'll need to sterilize your jars before filling.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2022
There are entries on, for example, charcoal filtration, cryoextraction, heat exchangers, sour mash and water-bath stills.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
On his popular "It's Alive" series for the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, host Brad Leone prepared canned mussels and lobster using a technique known as the water-bath method.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2021
Take a ball of common etching-ground, and melt it in the water-bath in a small vessel, adding to it, in winter, an equal volume, and in summer only one-third of the same volume, of tallow.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
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