underheat
Cook below temperature
Underheat means to heat insufficiently—not bringing something to the proper temperature.
The term appears in cooking and industrial contexts where precise heat matters: If you underheat the oil, the food will absorb it and turn greasy.
The opposite of overheat.
Mildly warm temperature
- tepidMildly warm, lacking intensity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- low-powerUsing minimal energy
weak · deficient · incomplete · unsatisfactory · feeble · minimal · inefficient · underpowered
Automatic climate control device
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- simmerCook just under boiling
- slow-cookCook gradually with heat
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
Tender but resistant
- half-bakedInsufficiently planned or considered
- doughySoft like raw bread
- parboilPartially cook in water
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
rare · underdone · pink · seared · soft-boiled · runny · gooey · underproofed
Thinly sliced raw fish
lukewarm
Mildly warm temperature
- tepidMildly warm, lacking intensity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
low-power · weak · deficient · incomplete · unsatisfactory · feeble · minimal · inefficient · underpowered · low-temperature
thermostat
Automatic climate control device
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- simmerCook just under boiling
- slow-cookCook gradually with heat
al dente
Tender but resistant
- half-bakedInsufficiently planned or considered
- doughySoft like raw bread
- parboilPartially cook in water
blanching · rare · underdone · pink · seared · soft-boiled · runny · gooey · underproofed · unset
sashimi
Thinly sliced raw fish
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
underheatoverheat
Become dangerously warm
superheat · overheating · overheated · scorch · overcook