A man and I prepared to tuck into cheese from a large pan of hot water (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
bain-marie
'a large pan of hot water' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'a man and i prepared to tuck into cheese' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'to tuck into' is an insertion indicator.
'cheese' becomes 'brie' (Brie is an example).
'man' put after 'i' is 'iman'.
'a'+'iman'='aiman'
'aiman' anagrammed gives 'ainma'.
'ainma' inserted within 'brie' is 'BAIN-MARIE'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bain-marie that I've seen before include "Cooking pan with water" , "Water-filled slow cooker" .)