To simmer means to bring a liquid to a temperature that is just below the boiling point â somewhere between 185Â°F (85Â°C) and 205Â°F (96Â°C). The boiling point of liquid in cooking is approximately 212Â°F (100Â°C). 2. Set the heat to medium-low for a gradual simmer.
Although most deserts, such as the Sahara of North Africa and the deserts of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Australia, occur at low latitudes, another kind of desert, cold deserts, occur in the basin and range area of Utah and Nevada and in parts of western Asia.lthough most deserts, such as the Sahara of North Africa and the deserts of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Australia, occur at low latitudes, another kind of desert, cold deserts, occur in the basin and range area of Utah and Nevada and in parts of western Asia.
Most of the world's deserts occur at low latitudes close to the equator, although there are high-latitude deserts as well. Both hot and cold deserts exist, and deserts occur on all seven continents. Approximately one-fifth of the Earth is desert. Desert classifications include hot and dry, semiarid, coastal and cold. While most conceive of deserts as hot environments, a desert is any region of the world that receives less than 50 centimeters of rainfall every year. Hot and dry deserts occur in North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Examples of this desert type are the Mojave Desert in North American and Africa's Sahara Desert.