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.
残熱で卵に火を通す。
Cook the egg through with the residual heat.
火を消した後も、フライパンの残熱で調理が進む。
Even after turning off the heat, the residual heat in the frying pan continues cooking.
パスタは茹で上がる一分前にお湯から上げて、ソースの残熱で絡めると美味しく仕上がる。
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:
- 残熱で火を通す: to cook through with residual heat
- 残熱を利用する: to make use of residual heat
- 残熱で仕上げる: to finish with residual heat
- 残熱が残る: residual heat lingers
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 余熱: residual heat — synonymous; 余熱 is more commonly used in cooking contexts
- 廃熱: waste heat — heat discarded from industrial or mechanical processes