low heat
Barely warm setting
Low heat is a cooking temperature setting at the lower end of a stove's range, used for gentle cooking that won't scorch or overcook.
Recipes call for low heat when simmering sauces, melting chocolate, or slowly rendering fat: Cook the onions over low heat until soft and translucent.
The exact temperature varies by stove, but the goal is minimal, steady warmth.
- simmerCook just under boiling
- gentleSoft and kind
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- keep warmRetain body temperature
- warming drawerCompartment maintaining food temperature
gentle simmer · tepid · lukewarm · slow-cook · slow cooker · braise · melt · soften · stove · burner · back burner · patience · tender · gradual · steady · controlled · diffuse · ambient
- laundry caremachine wash, hand wash, delicate cycle, permanent press, spin cycle
- spicinessmild, medium, hot, extra hot, spicy
- custard preparationstirring, whisking, straining, water bath, double boiler
- reheating methodsmicrowave, oven, stovetop, toaster oven, air fryer
- slow cookingslow cooker, braise, braising, simmer, simmering
- Appliance Settingsbake, broil, defrost, warm, air fry
low heathigh heat
Extreme thermal intensity
full blast · rolling boil · rapid boil · hard boil · searing
low heathigh heat
Extreme thermal intensity
extreme heat · scorching heat · sweltering heat · oppressive heat · hot
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