overstirring
Too much agitation
Overstirring is mixing something too much or too long.
In cooking and baking, overstirring develops excess gluten in batters, making muffins tough or pancakes rubbery: The key to tender biscuits is not overstirring the dough.
The concept extends to any situation where continued agitation causes harm: Overstirring the paint introduced air bubbles.
Protein strand formation in dough
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- overmixingExcessive working of dough
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- denseClosely packed together
gummy · overworked · collapsed · ruined · heavy · flat · tough · chewy
Cereal grain protein
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- toughDurable and strong
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- denseClosely packed together
chewy · stiff · tight · rubbery · inelastic · unyielding · springback · shrinking
Emptied of pressure
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
- flatLacking vertical variation
- overbeatenMixed beyond ideal texture
- grainyRough with particles
Separating into lumps
- separationState of being apart
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- grainyRough with particles
- brokenDamaged beyond function
gluten development
Protein strand formation in dough
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- overmixingExcessive working of dough
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
dense · gummy · overworked · collapsed · ruined · heavy · flat · tough · chewy · tunneling
gluten
Cereal grain protein
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- toughDurable and strong
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
dense · chewy · stiff · tight · rubbery · inelastic · unyielding · springback · shrinking · compact
deflated
Emptied of pressure
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
- flatLacking vertical variation
- overbeatenMixed beyond ideal texture
curdling
Separating into lumps
- separationState of being apart
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- grainyRough with particles
broken · lumpy · weeping · split · watery · ruined · unsmooth
broken
Damaged beyond function
- separationState of being apart
- splitSeparation into parts
- oilyCovered in grease
over, stir, stirring, stirred, stirs, over-, unstirred, overstir, overstirred