残 熱(ざんねつ)

ざんねつ

noun

residual heat; remaining warmth; lingering heat

spokenwritten

1. residual heat; remaining warmth; lingering heat

Heat that remains in an object, vessel, or space after the heat source has been removed. Commonly referenced in cooking to describe using lingering heat to finish cooking food.

残熱(ざんねつ)で卵(たまご)に火(ひ)を通(とお)す。

Cook the egg through with the residual heat.

火(ひ)を消(け)した後(あと)も、フライパンの残熱(ざんねつ)で調理(ちょうり)が進(すす)む。

Even after turning off the heat, the residual heat in the frying pan continues cooking.

パスタは茹(ゆ)で上(あ)がる一分前(いっぷんまえ)にお湯(ゆ)から上(あ)げて、ソースの残熱(ざんねつ)で絡(から)めると美味(おい)しく仕上(しあ)がる。

If you take the pasta out of the water one minute before it's done and toss it using the residual heat of the sauce, it turns out delicious.

Heat that remains in an object or space after the heat source has been removed. Commonly used in cooking to describe using residual heat to finish cooking food, and also in engineering or industrial contexts for heat retained in machinery or buildings.

Common collocations

残熱(ざんねつ)で火(ひ)を通(とお)す: to cook through with residual heat
残熱(ざんねつ)を利用(りよう)する: to make use of residual heat
残熱(ざんねつ)で仕上(しあ)げる: to finish with residual heat
残熱(ざんねつ)が残(のこ)る: residual heat lingers

Similar words

余熱(よねつ): residual heat — synonymous; 余熱(よねつ) is more commonly used in cooking contexts
廃熱(はいねつ): waste heat — heat discarded from industrial or mechanical processes

Related Words

Compare: 余熱(よねつ) (residual heat)

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