Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific culinary topic. When the weather is—gestures broadly at everything—like this, nothing is more soothing and warming than a bowl of soup. The Hotline is here to help guide you on your brothy journey to soup nirvana with our answers to some of our readers biggest questions about your favorite liquid meal.
Why do I have to bring soup to a boil then reduce to a simmer?
Increasing your soup temp above your target, then reducing it, ensures you can efficiently achieve a more consistent and even simmer. This way you’re not getting hot spots, and everything will come up to temp at the same time. Read More >>
