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.
Desert is the driest biome. Our center of interest is the Sonoran Desert. The other three North American deserts-the Mohave, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin, also occur in Arizona, the only state to have all four. See below for more details.