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Reverse sear

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, reverse sear means: A method of cooking meat gently first and searing its surface at the end.

In Turkish: önce düşük ısıda pişirip sonra mühürleme

How it is used

Use when the browning stage follows the main gentle cooking stage.

Example sentences

  1. The chef chose a reverse sear for the thick steak.

    The sequence places the intense browning step last.

  2. With a reverse sear, the crust is developed near the end.

    The description focuses on when the surface is browned.

Common collocations

  • reverse-sear method
  • reverse sear a steak
  • searTo brown the surface of meat or fish quickly in a very hot pan or on a grill, creating a dark, tasty crust.
  • roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.

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