heat-treated
Fired for durability
Heat-treated describes materials, especially metals and glass, that have been subjected to controlled heating and cooling to alter their properties.
The process can increase hardness, strength, or durability: heat-treated steel, heat-treated lenses.
In food safety, heat-treated means pasteurized or otherwise processed with heat to kill pathogens.
Strengthened through heat treatment
- annealedHeat-softened then cooled
- quenchedSatisfied a craving
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
alloy · forge · normalized · case-hardened · precipitation · work-hardened · carburized · induction
Heat-treated for safety
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
- pathogen-freeFree of disease-causing microorganisms
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- blanchedMade white by heat
canned · preserved · shelf-stable · decontaminated · retort · sous-vide · irradiated · sanitized
tempered
Strengthened through heat treatment
steel · alloy · forge · normalized · case-hardened · precipitation · work-hardened · carburized · induction · furnace
pasteurized
Heat-treated for safety
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
- pathogen-freeFree of disease-causing microorganisms
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
blanched · canned · preserved · shelf-stable · decontaminated · retort · sous-vide · irradiated · sanitized · almonds
kiln-dried
Heated to remove moisture
- lumberSawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- stabilizedMade steady or constant
pallets · fumigated · warping · crates · export · stamped · certified · shipping · dunnage · hardwood