sear

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“I can still put your sear marks on your steak or burger with an infrared grill that’s fully electric,” said Langerud.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

It needs to hold its own against a moist, lively interior and survive a hard sear, which means basic white isn’t going to cut it.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

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

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

Then I draw a line in the dirt a few feet from the force field as a reminder to keep back, and Peeta and I settle down to roast nuts and sear cubes of rat.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins