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double steam

double steam verb: to cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Verb

double steam (third-person singular simple present double steams, present participle double steaming, simple past and past participle double steamed)

  1. To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Forms of double steam

third-person singular presentdouble steams
present participledouble steaming
past participledouble steamed
pastdouble steamed

Origin of double steam

Compare double boil.

Questions about double steam

What does double steam mean?
Double steam means to cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.
What part of speech is double steam?
Double steam is a verb.
What is the past tense of double steam?
The past tense of double steam is double steamed.

Words near double steam in the dictionary

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  6. double steam
  7. double steamed
  8. double steamer
  9. double steamers
  10. double steaming
  11. double steams

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