sear

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Pros like Cincinnati-based chef Jose Salazar told me they favor carbon-steel pans because they’re virtually indestructible, relatively affordable and about half the weight of cast iron, so they heat up faster and sear well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

I regularly sear it, roast it, grill it and sauté it whole.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

Those practices include cultural and prescribed burns, which are intentional fires designed to sear through overgrown vegetation and other material that can act as fuel for flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

While even induction cooking can cause air pollution—anything you sear enough to smell delicious, for example, is probably releasing unhealthy particulate matter—I don’t worry about that too much with the induction burner.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

You cook the meat in animal fat over high heat to sear it, then add potatoes and vegetables and the rest.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline