Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Unaffected by heat. Used especially of plastic, glass, or ceramic utensils that may be used directly over a flame or in an oven.
Wiktionary
- adj. insulating and incombustible
- v. transitive To make insulating and incombustible.
Etymologies
- heat + -proof (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Topping: Meanwhile, chop chocolate; in heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate with butter.”
“Transfer to a heatproof surface; let rest for 5 minutes.”
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“In a small, heatproof bowl, melt butter and chocolate together.”
“Place egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer.”
“Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.”
“Put chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water) and melt, stirring often.”
“Directions: 1. Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler on the stove or put them in a heatproof measuring cup, and set that in a saucepan filled with some water.”
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“Pour the mixture through a sieve into a heatproof bowl.”
“Put the chocolate and oil in a heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler and place it over a pot of barely simmering water.”
“Melt chocolate and butter in large heatproof bowl set over saucepan of almost-simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth.”
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