bain-marie

noun

bain-ma·​rie ˌban-mə-ˈrē 

ˌbaⁿ-

plural bains-marie ˌban-mə-ˈrē 

ˌbaⁿ-

: a cooking utensil containing heated water in which food in smaller pots is cooked compare double boiler

Examples of bain-marie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Warriner said the bain-marie warming counters most buffets use aren’t very efficient at keeping food warm, so the longer food sits on a buffet counter, the greater the opportunity for harmful pathogens to grow. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, literally, Mary's bath, after Maria Hebraea, Mary the Jewess, legendary inventor of apparatus used in alchemy

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above