Terminology

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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  • To reduce by one-half means to cook away one-half of the volume so that half is left.
  • To reduce by three-fourths means to cook away three-fourths of the volume so that only one-fourth is left.
  • To reduce au sec (oh seck) means to reduce until dry or nearly dry.