Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cuisson basse température
English translation:
cooked at low temperature
Added to glossary by
MoiraB
May 19, 2011 10:35
13 yrs ago
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French term
cuisson basse température
French to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
menu item
Is this the same as "slow-cooking method"? What's the best way to incorporate it into this description of a main dish on a menu? Slow-cooked rack of lamb....?
Carré d’Agneau, Crumble de Courgette, Livèche, cuisson basse température
Carré d’Agneau, Crumble de Courgette, Livèche, cuisson basse température
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | cooked at low temperature | Tony M |
4 +5 | slow-cooked/roasted | Lisa Jane |
4 -1 | simmering | Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral |
3 -1 | Slow cooker + recipe name | SafeTex |
References
Cuisine moléculaire | Mark Nathan |
Proposed translations
+4
17 mins
Selected
cooked at low temperature
Although by definition this is almost certainly going to imply long, slow cooking, I think it's fashionable at the moment to emphasize the low temperature aspect; compare with slow-cooked dishes like 'agneau de sept heures'.
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By 'low-temperature' here, we usually mean something between 50 and 80 °C
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To answer the objections by Antonio, "what makes me think I know" about the cooking temperature is that I am currently very involved with modern restaurant cooking techniques here in France, and my partner is a top-notch professional chef.
The reason I discounted 'simmering' when I answered is that this refers to a particular style of cooking, specifically immersed in water (or other cooking liquid, of course!) — and this is a highly unlikely method of cooking to use for a rack of lamb, which would much more usually be roasted; it would be a crying shame to 'waste' it in a stew!
There are different ways of cooking it, of course; one current method is to put things into heat-sealed vacuum packs and cook them without added liquid, thus preserving their natural juices and succulence. Although this might not be the case here, it would certainly be a perfectly viable way of cooking a rack of lamb.
Regarding the temperature, from my experience of professional restaurant cooking and training, I simply know that 'basse temperature' (in this specific culinary context) specifically refers to a range of temperatures that are well below boiling point — i.e. as I've suggested above, something like the range 50 to 80 °C.
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Naturally, the use of low temperatures does rather imply slow cooking; however, it is perfectly possible to perform slow cooking at higher temperatures too, hence why the two terms shouldn't be regarded, technically, as synonyms.
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Thanks for the feedback, Moira!
As you say, your client seems to have confirmed that we are talking about the modern attitude to cooking, rather than the traditional idea of 'mijoter' etc. (delicious though all that is too!)
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Note added at 37 minutes (2011-05-19 11:12:52 GMT)
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By 'low-temperature' here, we usually mean something between 50 and 80 °C
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Note added at 1 heure (2011-05-19 12:24:31 GMT)
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To answer the objections by Antonio, "what makes me think I know" about the cooking temperature is that I am currently very involved with modern restaurant cooking techniques here in France, and my partner is a top-notch professional chef.
The reason I discounted 'simmering' when I answered is that this refers to a particular style of cooking, specifically immersed in water (or other cooking liquid, of course!) — and this is a highly unlikely method of cooking to use for a rack of lamb, which would much more usually be roasted; it would be a crying shame to 'waste' it in a stew!
There are different ways of cooking it, of course; one current method is to put things into heat-sealed vacuum packs and cook them without added liquid, thus preserving their natural juices and succulence. Although this might not be the case here, it would certainly be a perfectly viable way of cooking a rack of lamb.
Regarding the temperature, from my experience of professional restaurant cooking and training, I simply know that 'basse temperature' (in this specific culinary context) specifically refers to a range of temperatures that are well below boiling point — i.e. as I've suggested above, something like the range 50 to 80 °C.
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Note added at 10 heures (2011-05-19 21:13:25 GMT)
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Naturally, the use of low temperatures does rather imply slow cooking; however, it is perfectly possible to perform slow cooking at higher temperatures too, hence why the two terms shouldn't be regarded, technically, as synonyms.
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Note added at 1 jour47 minutes (2011-05-20 11:22:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the feedback, Moira!
As you say, your client seems to have confirmed that we are talking about the modern attitude to cooking, rather than the traditional idea of 'mijoter' etc. (delicious though all that is too!)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Evans (X)
58 mins
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Thanks, Gilla!
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agree |
B D Finch
2 hrs
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Thanks, Barbara!
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agree |
mimi 254
3 hrs
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Merci, Mimi !
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agree |
Mark Nathan
: Yes, the mention of "basse temperature" suggests that they embrace "cuisine moléculaire" which, as you say, is an altogether more fashionable kettle of fish than plain old "slow-cooking".
9 hrs
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Thanks, Mark! Yes, indeed, I speak from personal experience here; my partner is a great exponent of both techniques.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I checked with the client, mentioning the slow-cooked and low-temp options, but the only response was: "La cuisson basse température n’endommage pas les molécules des aliments durant la cuisson et permet de proposer une texture nettement plus savoureuse. D’autre part la température est constante et spécifique durant toute la cuisson." As you say, the process does involve slow cooking but temperature is clearly the key factor, based on Mark's molecular cuisine site, so 'cooked at low temperature' it is. Thanks a lot, everyone."
+5
7 mins
slow-cooked/roasted
roasted for meat.
Peer comment(s):
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Sarah Bessioud
: slow-cooked
9 mins
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Thanks!
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agree |
Judith Prince
: slow-cooked + recipe name
21 mins
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Thanks Judith!
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agree |
Philippa Smith
: same comment as Jeux de mots
23 mins
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Thanks Philippa!
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neutral |
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
: not sure that slow et basse mean the same in cooking. You can cook for a short time -so it is not slow - at low temperature !!!
26 mins
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maybe not in every case but slow-cooked definately means at a low temperature and is usually for a longer time.
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neutral |
Tony M
: I really couldn't agree that the sort of low temperatures we're talking about here could be applied to roasting (which really implies radiant heat) / Fair enough for a recipe explanation, but a bit long-winded for a menu!
27 mins
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slow-roasting usually means for 2 hours or more at a very low oven temperature-there are many meat recipes that use this method, some even with the oven on overnight at minimum temp-not very cost effective though!
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Claire Cox
: Given that we're talking about meat, I think it's unlikely that you'd cook it at a low temperature but for a short time; slow-cooked creates the right vibes on a menu to my ears too
1 hr
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cheers Claire.
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agree |
B D Finch
2 hrs
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-1
8 mins
Slow cooker + recipe name
Here is one way we often do it in English
or if you have a lot of recipes , to have a chapter title like
'slow cooker recipes' and then not repeat this each time
or if you have a lot of recipes , to have a chapter title like
'slow cooker recipes' and then not repeat this each time
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Tony M
: In a restaurant, it is unlikely to be a specific slow cooker (Crockpot, etc.)
5 mins
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-1
7 mins
simmering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering
Hth
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http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=13576102
Hth
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-05-19 10:44:12 GMT)
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http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=13576102
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Tony M
: According to the Wikpedia article you cite, simmering involves cooking things in liquid that is just below boiling point; in fact, this kind of low-temperature cooking is at an even lower temperature than that, and not necessarily in liquid either
29 mins
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Reference comments
10 hrs
Reference:
Cuisine moléculaire
This site also has a video.
Note from asker:
Thanks, Mark. Can't see any video on that site :-/ (just sound) but the text about the low-temp technique explains all. Another menu item here includes 'oeuf 64°' which is also outlined on this site. |
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