blowtorched
Hit with fire
Blowtorched describes something that has been subjected to the intense flame of a blowtorch—a handheld tool producing a focused, high-temperature flame.
In cooking, blowtorched often appears with crème brûlée or similar dishes where sugar is caramelized: The blowtorched custard had a perfectly crackled top.
The term also applies to metal, paint, or anything else treated with direct flame for cutting, stripping, or scorching.
Burn superficially
- charBurn without destroying
- singeBurn the surface
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- blackenMake or become dark
sear · ignite · incinerate · carbonize · flame · ash · smolder · cauterize
French for burnt
- caramelizeCook until golden-brown
- searBurn the outside
- charBurn without destroying
- crispFirm and breakable
crust · glaze · golden · custard · flan · dessert · finishing · sugar
Heat-fused metal joint
Browning with intense heat
- blazingBurning very brightly
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
fierce · extreme · intense · withering · devastating · ferocious · merciless · relentless
scorch
Burn superficially
blacken · sear · ignite · incinerate · carbonize · flame · ash · smolder · cauterize · combust
brûlée
French for burnt
- caramelizeCook until golden-brown
- searBurn the outside
- charBurn without destroying
crisp · crust · glaze · golden · custard · flan · dessert · finishing · sugar · gratinée
weld
Heat-fused metal joint
join · seam · forge · melt · fabrication · flame · arc · tig · mig · flux
searing
Browning with intense heat
blistering · fierce · extreme · intense · withering · devastating · ferocious · merciless · relentless · brutal
blowtorchedslow-cooked
Prepared with prolonged heat
low-and-slow · chilled · frozen · braised · simmered