heating an empty pan to remove anti-rust coating
A cooking preparation step for new iron or steel pans. The pan is heated empty to burn off factory coating before seasoning.
Before using a new iron frying pan, you heat it empty to remove the anti-rust coating.
blind-baking; baking a pie crust without filling
Baking term: partially or fully baking a pastry shell before adding the filling to prevent sogginess.
Blind-bake the tart shell before filling it with custard.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form.
Search-only katakana-kanji mixed form.
Compound of 空 (から, 'empty') and 焼き (やき, 'baking/grilling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term literally means 'empty baking'.