How hot is 'piping hot'?

[Theophany]

your not using enough Jam

Yes!

 

[D.P.]

Since when has the term 'boiling hot' only ever related to water? People say I'm boiling hot all the time, they don't mean that their body temperature is 100 degrees?

Funilly enough people are sometimes not speaking literally. When people say they would loose their head if it wasn't attached do you honestly think people are worried about physically misplacing their head?

 

[Gilly]

Funilly enough people are sometimes not speaking literally. When people say they would loose their head if it wasn't attached do you honestly think people are worried about physically misplacing their head?

Well, not misplacing it, merely making it 'less tight or firm'.

 

[randomshenans]

Until it sticks to, and burns the inside of your mouth.

 

[Atlas23]

making it 'less tight or firm'.

I found that very arousing

Until it sticks to, and burns the inside of your mouth.

This not so much

 

[Devrij]

4th result: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2012/11/10_food_idioms.php

"Wafres pipyng hoot out of the gleede" Awesome. I'm going to start using this.

"Get the gleede going and make me some wafyres biatch!"

 

[ci_newman]

To put it scientifically for you, most cooked food should reach an internal temperate of at least 75degrees C to ensure that all bacteria are killed. Therefore piping hot >= 75C

 

[wez130]

Hot food should cooked to and be served above 75 degrees. Except stuff like steak.

 

[nick.lidgett]

To put it scientifically for you, most cooked food should reach an internal temperate of at least 75degrees C to ensure that all bacteria are killed. Therefore piping hot >= 75C

If somebody gave me a steak that was 75c in the middle i would beat them to death with it. TWICE.

 

[ci_newman]

To put it scientifically for you, most cooked food should reach an internal temperate of at least 75degrees C to ensure that all bacteria are killed. Therefore piping hot >= 75C

If somebody gave me a steak that was 75c in the middle i would beat them to death with it. TWICE.

I'll highlight the important bit in my statement then

 

[nick.lidgett]

I'll highlight the important bit in my statement then

DOH!

 

[Mrs Seabiscuit]

Well, not misplacing it, merely making it 'less tight or firm'.

Please stop encouraging the trolls!
did your present arrive?
yes, yes I have derailed the thread sorry.

 

[Gilly]

Not before I left for work this morning, but perhaps now

 

[Mrs Seabiscuit]

Not before I left for work this morning, but perhaps now

 

[D.P.]

Well, not misplacing it, merely making it 'less tight or firm'.

If aye enterd a speling b aye wood luse

 

['Harry]

* Insert finger into the middle of cooking/cooked item

+ If finger burns it's cooked

¤ If finger is warm to cold, cook further

 

[Mobius 1]

* Insert finger into the middle of cooking/cooked item

+ If finger burns it's cooked

¤ If finger is warm to cold, cook further

OP later

 

[bitslice]

I have this problem with Porridge.

I just make it how I like it, but then this girl turns up (Nigella or someone) and starts whining on about "It's too cold" or "It's too hot".

I have to give her a bag of cocaine just to get rid of her

 

[Fuggan]

In Scotland, ceremonial dishes of food are often brought to the table to the accompaniment of bagpipes, that is, they are 'piped in'. This could easily be imagined to be the origin of 'piping hot'. It isn't though. Nor does the phrase derive from food being 'piped aboard' ships. The derivation of this little phrase is the sizzling, whistling sound made by steam escaping from very hot food, which is similar to the sound of high-pitched musical pipes.

Cool story!

 

[arknor]

stab a pie.
if steam comes out it's piping hot