frizzling

Bacon in pan

Frizzling is cooking with a sputtering, sizzling sound, typically in hot fat: bacon frizzling in the pan.

The word captures both the sound and the crisping action as food curls and browns at the edges.

Frizzling also describes hair becoming tightly curled or frizzy, especially from heat or humidity.

frying

sizzle

Sound of frying

  • crackleSharp snapping sounds
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • hissSharp sibilant sound

skillet · pan-fry · shallow-fry · oil · spatter · crispy · golden · bacon · butter · onions

sound

sizzle

Sound of frying

  • crackleSharp snapping sounds
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • hissSharp sibilant sound

snap · sputter · fizz · bubbling · sputtering

breading

schnitzel

Breaded fried meat slice

  • tonkatsuBreaded fried pork cutlet
  • cutletThin breaded meat slice
  • pankoAiry Japanese coating flakes

breadcrumbs · batter · flour · eggwash · dredge · chicken · pork · veal · scallopini · wiener

Opposites
cooking method/heat application

frizzlingboiling

Liquid vaporization temperature

steaming · poaching · raw · uncooked · simmering

sound/sensory quality

frizzlingsilent

Producing no sound

quiet · bubbling · gurgling · hissing

hair texture change

frizzlingstraightening

Making something not crooked

smoothing · relaxing · sleekening · flattening · conditioning

Family

frizzy, frizz, frizzle, frizzled, frizzles, frizzly

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G