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GCheng620 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Boil v.s poach

Can I only use boil as a verb when the object is in liquid form?
On the hand, is poach only applicable when the object is solid?
Thank you so much in advance
  

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We boil water. We boil potatoes in water. We poach eggs, fish or chops in liquid that is not quite at the boiling temperature.

  • We boil water.
  • We boil potatoes in water.
  • We poach eggs, fish or chops in liquid that is not quite at the boiling temperature.
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We boil water. We boil potatoes in water. We poach eggs, fish or chops in liquid that is not quite at the boiling temperature.

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