double steam

verb

To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

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Meanings

verbdouble steam (third-person singular simple present double steams, present participle double steaming, simple past and past participle double steamed)

present singular third person double steams · participle present double steaming · participle past double steamed · past double steamed

  1. cookingTo cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Origin

Compare double boil.

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double steam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20steam

MLA

“double steam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20steam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double steam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20steam.

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