hot water bath

Warm water immersion

A hot water bath is a container of heated water used to warm something gently and evenly.

In cooking, it's called a bain-marie—a dish set within a larger pan of simmering water to cook custards or melt chocolate without scorching.

In laboratories, hot water baths maintain precise temperatures for samples or reactions.

The cheesecake bakes in a hot water bath to prevent cracking.

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temperature method

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Therapeutic immersion in frigid water

cold water bath · cold plunge · refrigeration

heating directness

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Uncovered burning source

direct heat · dry heat · blowtorch · burner · broiling

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G