undermixing
Not combining enough
Undermixing is failing to mix ingredients thoroughly enough, leaving components unevenly distributed.
In baking, undermixing produces streaky batters or doughs with pockets of dry flour: The lumpy muffins were the result of undermixing.
The term appears in any context where blending falls short of what's needed.
Having irregular bumps
gritty · coarse · granular · pockets · marbled · inconsistent · patchy · spotty
Not smooth or balanced
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- partialFavoring one side
unblended · inconsistent · patchy · streaky · spotty · underdeveloped · weak · structural failure
lumpy
Having irregular bumps
chunky · gritty · coarse · granular · pockets · marbled · inconsistent · patchy · spotty · mottled
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
partial · unblended · inconsistent · patchy · streaky · spotty · underdeveloped · weak · structural failure · flat
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
stirring · incorporation · gluten · streaky · pockets · lumps · unblended · technique · gentle · mixer
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
undermixingovermixing
Excessive working of dough
overworking · overbeating · overprocessing · overhandling · overstirring
mixture, mixing, unmixed, mixers, intermix, remix, mixtures, admixture, remixes