Simmering

Simmering ensures gentler treatment than boiling to prevent food from toughening and/or breaking up.

Slow cookers are countertop electrical appliances used to simmer foods for hours at a time.

[3] In Japanese cuisine, simmering is often considered one of the four essential cooking techniques, along with grilling, steaming, and deep frying.

Bulgarian traditional food, especially tender meat dishes are often simmered for extended periods of time.

In traditional Dutch and Flemish cuisine, less tender cuts of beef are simmered for several hours to obtain carbonade flamande.