Mise en place your vocabulary with these culinary gems.
The dramatic process of rapidly cooling hot materials by dunking them in liquid — whether it's steel in a blacksmith's water bucket or your thirst with a cold beverage. In metallurgy, it hardens metal by shocking it with temperature change; in life, it's satisfying a deep craving. The culinary version happens when you deglaze a hot pan, creating steam and satisfying sounds.
The three-spoon technique for creating elegant, football-shaped scoops of soft food that proves you attended culinary school. Functional purpose: minimal. Instagram value: maximum.