Name a cooking method

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25-second pick · +85

Bain-marie Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 45 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Bain-marie: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Baking, Boiling, Frying, or Grilling — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Nixtamalization (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Nixtamalization +100

Skip Baking · Boiling · Frying · Grilling

Hints

Hint 1. 45 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 9 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Barbecuing

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Bain-marie · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Bain-marie Deep Cut 85 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Bain-marie 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Brining 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Flambeing 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Griddling 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Parboiling 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Reducing 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Rendering 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Sweating 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Barbecuing 60 pts
  • Basting 60 pts
  • Blanching 60 pts
  • Curing 60 pts
  • Deglazing 60 pts
  • Fermenting 60 pts
  • Marinating 60 pts
  • Pickling 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • Baking 10
  • Boiling 10
  • Frying 10
  • Grilling 10

Public accepted list

Same buckets the game published. We do not re-grade. The pick above is the plan; this block is the record.

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a cooking method

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 12 ● Rare · 13 ● Schooler · 13 ● Too Clever · 2 ● Plankton · 4
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Nixtamalization +100
Deep Cut +85 12 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bain-marie +85
  • Brining +85
  • Charbroiling +85
  • Dehydrating +85
  • En papillote +85
  • Flambeing +85
  • Griddling +85
  • Parboiling +85
  • Reducing +85
  • Rendering +85
  • Sweating +85
  • Tempering +85
Rare +60 13 answers — tap to reveal
  • Barbecuing +60
  • Basting +60
  • Blanching +60
  • Caramelizing +60
  • Curing +60
  • Deglazing +60
  • Fermenting +60
  • Marinating +60
  • Pickling +60
  • Pressure cooking +60
  • Rotisserie +60
  • Slow cooking +60
  • Stewing +60
Schooler +30 13 answers — tap to reveal
  • Air frying +30
  • Braising +30
  • Broiling +30
  • Microwaving +30
  • Poaching +30
  • Roasting +30
  • Sauteing +30
  • Searing +30
  • Simmering +30
  • Smoking +30
  • Steaming +30
  • Stir-frying +30
  • Toasting +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Confit +15
  • Sous vide +15
Plankton +10 4 answers — tap to reveal
  • Baking +10
  • Boiling +10
  • Frying +10
  • Grilling +10