Prompt 3 of 7
Name a cooking method
45 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Nixtamalization— The ancient Mesoamerican method of soaking corn in lime to make masa. Without it there is no tortilla, and almost nobody can pronounce it.
85 ptsDeep Cut12 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Bain-marie
- Brining
- Charbroiling
- Dehydrating
- En papillote
- Flambeing
- Griddling
- Parboiling
- Reducing
- Rendering
- Sweating
- Tempering
60 ptsRare13 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Barbecuing
- Basting
- Blanching
- Caramelizing
- Curing
- Deglazing
- Fermenting
- Marinating
- Pickling
- Pressure cooking
- Rotisserie
- Slow cooking
- Stewing
30 ptsSchooler13 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Air frying
- Braising
- Broiling
- Microwaving
- Poaching
- Roasting
- Sauteing
- Searing
- Simmering
- Smoking
- Steaming
- Stir-frying
- Toasting
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Confit— Slow-cooked in fat, and the foodies never miss a chance to say it with a French accent.
- Sous vide— The immersion-circulator flex every home cook discovered in 2016. We know you have the gadget.
10 ptsPlankton4 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Baking
- Boiling
- Frying
- Grilling