What does 'bake until lightly set' mean?

Question

What does 'bake until lightly set' mean?

Answer 1

Here's an explanation I copied that looks good:



"Well, it really does mean to bake until its set. As with cheesecake and a creame brulee, you know when its set and no longer a liquid when you tap on the pan and you'll see it jiggle, but it will sort of jiggle in one big piece, rather then the sides jiggling and the very center ripples as a liquid would do. When you see it all moves together, even if it may seen like its moving too much and not cooked enough, when it cools down and is chilled, it will firmly set. Hope that makes sense."

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/143693-what-does-bake-until-set-mean/

Answer 2

For example, if you were baking a custard then lightly set would mean not runny, but lightly set into a solid form but not overly set so that it becomes hard. I think.

Answer 3

so the contents don't slosh but are sort of jelled

Answer 4

When it wobbles.