overcooked
past simple and past participle ofovercook
overcook
verb[Toften passive]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkʊk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkʊk/tocookfoodforlongerthannecessary,reducingitsqualityas aresult:
Becarefulnot to overcook thepasta.
Thechickenwas overcooked anddry.
to burn food
- burnI burned the toast.
- burn to a crispThe sausages were burned to a crisp.
- charI'll have the pasta with charred Mediterranean vegetables.
- searThe steak is seared to seal the flavour.
- overcookI've overcooked the sprouts.
- burntI was served burnt toast.
to do or use something too much:
Occasionally he overcooks themetaphors("thewindhowledlike a gut-shotwolf").
People arefedup with overcooked TVtropes.
- Overcookingscallopsis notokay.
- They get amealofthickporridgeand overcookedvegetablesonceaday.
- Thegroundsmanadmittedthat he may have overcooked it with hiswateringpolicy.
- Thefailedattemptstodrawlaughswith overcookedaccentsand cartoonishsatirearerealstumbles.
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poach
- sear
- underdone
- warm(someone/something)up
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Too much and unnecessary
Examplesofovercooked
overcooked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
What anovercookedold meal it is!
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He also says that, though the climax is still emotionally powerful, it comes over asovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cooking gyeran jjim requires extreme attention and patience to make sure it is notovercookedor burned.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She found issues with some of the dishes, such as a mackerel which wasn't properly filleted, and someovercookedsamphire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The downsides to his visit were the overly boisterous antics of another table of diners, and that his steak wasovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Beer bread without a leavening agent is very sturdy and tends not to lose moisture if it isovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Homeopathix agrees by sarcastically pointing out that it isovercookedand the meat is not up to the quality he expects at home.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hae-yung realised that the water was gettingovercookedand went to fetch the basin, and took a cloth to carry it away from the stove.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Akuri is cooked till just about runny and the eggs are neverovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But the rest is the cinematic equivalent ofovercookedasparagus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If a boiled egg isovercooked, a greenish ring sometimes appears around egg yolk due to the iron and sulfur compounds in the egg.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alejandra failed to impress with herovercookedeggs like golfballs and botched hollandaise sauce, but was the third to be declared safe.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adrien's dish was deemed a safe choice and a bitovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is best when it is braised, however it is excellent when grilled, broiled, or pan-fried if it is marinated first and if it is notovercooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jennifer received some criticism on her dish, which suffered from bothovercookedand undercooked elements.
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