How To Use Bain Marie For Cooking | Good Housekeeping UK

Find out what is bain marie and how to use bain marie cooking for various dishes with this simple guide from Good Housekeeping.
What is bain marie?
Bain marie is a traditional French technique for cooking in a water bath, also known as a double boiler. Bain marie cooking is an important method for many pastries and delicate sauce recipes that need slow and gentle heating to be cooked. The meaning of bain marie literally translates from the French for Mary's bath, as the invention of bain marie cooking has been popularly attributed to Mary the Jewess, an ancient alchemist.
Bain Marie Cooking
This video will cover how to use bain marie cooking to make a custard-based dessert in the oven and how to melt chocolate on the stove without burning it.
Bain marie cooking can be done in the oven or on the hob, depending on what you need for your recipe. Once you’ve mastered bain marie cooking you can apply the method to all sorts of delicious desserts.
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