rolling boil
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Because the convection within the liquid produces strong currents that tend to swirl rapidly in circular patterns from bottom to surface and back again.
Noun
[edit]rolling boil (plural rolling boils)
- (cooking) The boiling of a liquid rapidly with plenty of bubbling, which (unlike simmering) roils the liquid and thus may break up or alter the shape of ingredients.
- 2022 October 17, Stuart Heritage, “Now it’s over, let’s come out and say it: The Rings of Power was a stinker”, in The Guardian[1]:
- House of the Dragon has sucked up the spotlight. It has attracted tweets, theories, memes, discussions, all on a rolling boil since the first episode.
Further reading
[edit]- “rolling boil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.