adjective General Slang

GBD

· adjective · kitchen

Golden Brown and Delicious — the target colour for anything fried.

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The colour you're cooking to — that deep amber where the Maillard has done its job and one more second would be burnt. Used as the doneness call on fried chicken, schnitzel, croquettes, grilled cheese, anything that lives or dies by its crust.

“Don't pull them yet — I want those wings GBD, not blonde.”
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GBD In A Sentence

Don't pull them yet — I want those wings GBD, not blonde.

Origin & Usage

Old-school line-cook shorthand, popularised in print by chef-writers like Michael Ruhlman as the universal doneness call for fryers and ovens.

Variants gbdG.B.D.

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