Halvbakt

English translation: parbaked; pre-baked

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Swedish term or phrase:halvbakt
English translation:parbaked; pre-baked
Entered by: Charlesp

14:34 Sep 27, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink
Swedish term or phrase: Halvbakt
From a product sheet, a product in grocery stores (which I presume is sold frozen).
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 12:11
parbaked
Explanation:
Parbaking is a cooking technique in which a bread or dough product is partially baked and then rapidly frozen for storage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parbaking
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 04:11
Grading comment
"Part-baked" is factually correct, but doesn't work so well on a product information sheet.

"pre-baked" would mean that is if fully baked.

So I go with "parbaked" - as that means half (or partially baked) and is a professional sounding term.

The item could be "pre-baked" however.



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Summary of answers provided
5 +4part-baked
Richard Green
4 +1pre-baked
Deane Goltermann
5semi-baked
George Hopkins
4 +1parbaked
Michele Fauble
3precooked
Roger Vaughn


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
part-baked


Explanation:
You often see this on packets of bread which you finish off in the oven at home yourself, such as bread rolls and baguettes.

Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I actually haven't seen that, so this is a good suggestion. I'll have to do some research. Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks

agree  Anna Herbst: What I would call it. By the way it is "halvbakat" in Swedish. "Halvbakt" is Norwegian.
12 hrs
  -> Well-spotted! Thank you

agree  Helen Johnson: Definitely
18 hrs
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agree  Christopher Schröder
2 days 20 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
precooked


Explanation:
"precooked - cooked partially or completely beforehand; "frozen precooked meals from the supermarket" ..


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/precooked
Roger Vaughn
Sweden
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pre-baked


Explanation:
This is my choice, but maybe this is the Yankee version, but see ...

http://www.cryovac.com/eu/en/pdf/2005_E49_harvestime.pdf

and there are others...

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Note added at 18 mins (2013-09-27 14:53:29 GMT)
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Just discovered a new concept in cookery --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind-baking

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent suggestion! -- I suppose that I should have mentioned that it pizza; but it seems that you somehow knew that.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: I agree.
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
semi-baked


Explanation:
I am sure I would call it that...

George Hopkins
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
parbaked


Explanation:
Parbaking is a cooking technique in which a bread or dough product is partially baked and then rapidly frozen for storage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parbaking

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 04:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
"Part-baked" is factually correct, but doesn't work so well on a product information sheet.

"pre-baked" would mean that is if fully baked.

So I go with "parbaked" - as that means half (or partially baked) and is a professional sounding term.

The item could be "pre-baked" however.



Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Signe Golly: the "baked" version of parboiled
3 days 16 hrs
  -> exactly - thanks
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