rapid boil
Water churning violently
A rapid boil is water heated to the point where large bubbles break the surface vigorously and continuously, not suppressed by stirring.
Recipes specify bring to a rapid boil when high heat matters—blanching vegetables, cooking pasta, or reducing sauces quickly.
Distinguished from a gentle or rolling boil by its intensity.
- bubblingForming gas spheres
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- churningAgitated circular motion
steam rising · frothing · bubble up · hot · water · cooking · pot · pot lid · stove · turbulent · violent · roiling · agitated · scalding · high heat · simmering · blanching · pasta
- boilingsimmer, bubbles, steam, water vapor, evaporation
- Appliance Settingsbake, broil, defrost, warm, reheat
- high-heat cookingsearing, stir fry, stir-fry, blackening, charring
- phase changesphase transition, phase change, sublimation, solidification, liquefaction