Definition:
Chocolate seizes when water is added, usually
accidentally, during melting. It stiffens, loses its gloss, and becomes lumpy
and unworkable. Sometimes this can be fixed by stirring in some solid shortening
or oil.
Pronunciation: seez • (verb)
Examples: The chocolate seized when some
water was left on the spoon used to stir while it melted.
Common Misspellings: seeze, sieze
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