[Help] What is the difference between boil and parboil? Updates to this post /post/189968-what-is-the-difference-between-boil Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:05:57 +0100 Reply from Rotech927 /post/189968-what-is-the-difference-between-boil#reply-4115119 How long does it take to par boil potatoes? - Yahoo! AnswersHi Buffy, if you par-boil longer than 5 minutes they will start to cook through then “break down” …. What is the difference between molasses and treacle? …
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]]> Rotech927 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:15 +0100 Reply from Rotech927 /post/189968-what-is-the-difference-between-boil#reply-4115117 How long does it take to par boil potatoes? - Yahoo! AnswersHi Buffy, if you par-boil longer than 5 minutes they will start to cook through then “break down” …. What is the difference between molasses and treacle? …
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]]> Rotech927 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:24 +0100 Reply from thep /post/189968-what-is-the-difference-between-boil#reply-4115037 Boil is a nasty big spot thing that has puss in it, par boil is a ghastly looking boil, something like you see on the muppets sometimes or the father of all boils.

Seriously it is as emma.tigerblad says.

]]> thep Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:42:53 +0100 Reply from Elentari /post/189968-what-is-the-difference-between-boil#reply-4115025 Parboiling is boiling, except that you take the food out before it is entirely cooked (think part- boiling) and run cold water over them so they keep for later on. Mostly it’s used to partially cook things that are going to be cooked again further along in the dish, or to get the skins off of vegetables.

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