underboil
Below boiling point
To underboil is to boil something insufficiently—not long enough or not vigorously enough to achieve the desired result.
Underboiled eggs have runny whites; underboiled pasta stays tough.
The word appears mainly in cooking contexts where timing matters: The potatoes were underboiled and still hard in the center.
Insufficiently heated through
firm · pink · gelatinous · gummy · slimy · translucent · unset · jiggly
Partially cooked by boiling
- blanchedMade white by heat
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- simmeredCooked at low heat
- rareSeldom found or seen
tepid · lukewarm · gentle · timing · eggs · potatoes · pasta · vegetables
Spread via consumed items
- illnessState of poor health
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
parasites · pathogens · toxins · infection · gastroenteritis · hygiene · cross-contamination · spoiled
underdone
Insufficiently heated through
rubbery · firm · pink · gelatinous · gummy · slimy · translucent · unset · jiggly · wobbly
parboiled
Partially cooked by boiling
rare · tepid · lukewarm · gentle · timing · eggs · potatoes · pasta · vegetables · meat
foodborne
Spread via consumed items
- illnessState of poor health
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
salmonella · parasites · pathogens · toxins · infection · gastroenteritis · hygiene · cross-contamination · spoiled · nausea