Commentary for Shabbat 75:4

ר' יהודה אומר חמין שהוחמו כל צורכן מותרין מפני שמצטמק ורע לו ותבשיל שבישל כל צורכו אסור מפני שמצטמק ויפה לו וכל המצטמק ויפה לו כגון כרוב ופולים ובשר טרוף אסור וכל המצטמק ורע לו מותר

An objection is raised: if one forgot a pot on the stove and [thus] cooked it on the Sabbath: unwittingly, he may eat [thereof]; if deliberately, he may not eat. When is that said? In the case of hot water insufficiently heated or a dish insufficiently cooked; but as for hot water sufficiently heated or a dish sufficiently cooked, whether unwitting or deliberate, he may eat [thereof]: thus said R. Meir. R. Judah said: Hot water sufficiently heated is permitted, because it boils away<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'shrinks'. ');">⁶</span> and is thus harmed;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By the loss. Hence there is no fear of raking up the coals to make it boil more.-'Sufficiently heated' means to boiling point. ');">⁷</span>

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