crisping

Turning golden-brown

Crisping is the process of making something crisp—cooking food until it develops a firm, brittle texture, or rendering something fresh and crunchy.

Bacon crisps in a pan; lettuce crisps in ice water.

The edges were crisping nicely in the oven.

Hair may be crisped by curling it tightly, though this use is old-fashioned.

cooking

roasting

Cooking with dry heat

fryingCooking in shallow fat
bakingCooking with dry heat
toastingBrowning by heat

broiling · grilling · air-frying · searing · pan-frying · sauteing · charbroiling · browning · flash-frying · deep-frying

golden

browning

Food darkening when cooked

caramelizingHeating sugars until browned
gildingApplying decorative gold coating
burnishingSmoothing by friction

bronzing · toasting · charring · blistering · glazing · lacquering

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

cracklyMaking small sharp sounds
brittleLiable to shatter
flakyCrumbly or unreliable

snappy · crumbly · shattery · crackling · firm · toothsome · delicate · light · airy

foods

bacon

Cured smoked pork

potatoesEdible underground tubers
skinBody's outer layer
cracklingSharp snapping noises

papadum · tempura · spring rolls · samosas · phyllo · wontons · tostones · arancini · pakora · hash browns

Categories

cooking techniquessear, simmering, boiling, frying, saute
cooking methodsfrying, boiling, baking, grilling, roasting
air fryerfrench fries, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, chicken nuggets
toaster oven usestoasting, baking, broiling, reheating, toast
browningbrowning, caramelization, searing, toasting, roasting
convection oven cookingroasting, baking, browning, air fry

Opposites

texture transformation

crispingsoftening

Becoming less firm

wilting · soggifying · mushing · tenderizing · relaxing

moisture content change

crispingsoaking

Completely saturated with liquid

moistening · dampening · hydrating · wetting · saturating

Family

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Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G