parbake

Bake, then pause

Parbake means to partially bake something, usually bread or pizza dough, so it can be finished later.

Commercial bakeries parbake loaves that consumers complete at home for fresh-from-the-oven results: The frozen pizza crust was parbaked, so it only needed ten minutes to finish.

The technique allows storage and shipping of products that would otherwise go stale.

commercial

frozen

Solidified by extreme cold

convenienceEase of use
premadePrepared in advance
shippedSent to a destination

wholesale · foodservice · supermarket · packaged · shelf-stable · distribution · retail · commissary

technique

crust

Hard outer layer

doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
parcookedPartially prepared by heat
ovenEnclosed cooking chamber

golden · crispy · set · firm · partial · underdone · two-stage · cool · store · reheat

bread

loaves

Shaped bread portions

sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
baguetteElongated crusty loaf
ciabattaFlat, airy Italian bread

rolls · focaccia · crust · yeast · proofing · artisan · flour · gluten · rise · knead

Opposites

cooking completeness

parbakeoverbake

Cook excessively long

done · finished · well-done · crisp

cooking state

parbakeraw

In original state

unbaked · uncooked

Family

parbaked

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