overcooking
present 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
Examplesofovercooking
overcooking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Because some game meat is leaner than store-bought beef,overcookingis a common mishap which can be avoided if properly prepared.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The green ring does not affect the egg's taste;overcooking, however, harms the quality of the protein.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The curd is stirred constantly during this step to avoid uneven cooking orovercooking, and the cooking will only take 2060 minutes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This allows rapid preparation, but care is required to avoidovercookingand the resulting texture may be inferior to a more traditional preparation method.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of this, food cooked in a cast-iron wok must be promptly removed from the wok as soon as it is done to preventovercooking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The only consequence ofovercookingtends to be a thicker crust.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a hotpot, it is added at the last moment to the pot to avoidovercooking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It should be interpreted as cooking them just until they lose their raw taste, as a way to avoidovercookingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This secondary browning is done briefly, and sometimes at higher heat than normally used, so as to affect only the surface of the food and to avoidovercookingthe interior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thermostatically controlled methods, such as sous-vide, can also preventovercookingby bringing the meat to the exact degree of doneness desired, and holding it at that temperature indefinitely.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also suggests avoiding beef well done: the meat is more likely to be from less-than-best grade as the substandard flavor would be masked inovercooking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Overcookingwill render the buds gray and soft, and they then develop a strong flavour and odour that some dislike.
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