afterheat

English

Etymology

From after- +‎ heat.

Noun

afterheat (countable and uncountable, plural afterheats)

  1. Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.
    • 2007, Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, page 153:
      Cooks can also avoid zooming through the zone of ideal doneness by removing the meat from the oven or pan before it's completely done, and relying on lingering afterheat to finish the cooking more gradually […]

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