Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by acid or by mechanical means.

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  • verb Present participle of deglaze.

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Examples

  • Waste not, want not: in deglazing the pan, you scrape up and dissolve all the little brown bits that are stuck on the bottom of the pan, which are filled with rich flavor and color.

    Tigers & Strawberries » What a Crock! 2005

  • After the meat is cooked, all the fat is removed from the pan—it is degreased—and then the glaze or sediment on the bottom of the pan is dissolved in cold liquid, usually wine—this is called deglazing.

    THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003

  • After the meat is cooked, all the fat is removed from the pan—it is degreased—and then the glaze or sediment on the bottom of the pan is dissolved in cold liquid, usually wine—this is called deglazing.

    THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003

  • After the meat is cooked, all the fat is removed from the pan—it is degreased—and then the glaze or sediment on the bottom of the pan is dissolved in cold liquid, usually wine—this is called deglazing.

    THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003

  • This process, called deglazing, can add flavor to your dish by incorporating the browned and caramelized materials-what the French call fond-that are stuck to the bottom of the pan.

    Missoula Independent 2009

  • Stuart Lane of Cafe Juanita had two dishes to present — one of them involving searing rabbit livers, transferring them to a plate, and immediately deglazing the pan and making a pan sauce for the livers … tight timing and intense work, plate by plate, for hundreds of guests throughout the night.

    Star chefs, star recipes, single burners 2009

  • NB, I throw all the braising sauce ingredients into to the frying pan I've just fried the beef in and bring them to the boil there, thus deglazing the pan - easier washing up and no tastiness wasted.

    kateelliott: Query: Casseroles and Main Dishes that freeze well kateelliott 2009

  • To enrich it further, when stirring in the onions and garlic scrape up any meaty bits remaining in the pot; do the same when deglazing.

    Vinegar-Braised Chicken With Greens Kitty Greenwald 2011

  • You might use more liquid if deglazing a pan because most of it will evaporate with heat.

    The Christmas Cookie Cookbook Ann Pearlman 2010

  • Maybe that is the problem it isn't designed for roasting and and then deglazing the pan.

    Busted. Michele 2007

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