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Definition of overcook in English: overcookverb əʊvəˈkʊkˌoʊvərˈkʊk Cook too much or for too long. with object don't overcook the vegetables no object ensure that the food doesn't overcook during reheating Example sentencesExamples - Don't forget, though, that asparagus is also delicious raw (with a taste surprisingly similar to that of fresh peas) and so always aim to undercook rather than overcook it.
- I overcooked my first batch and several of them were burnt.
- The black-eyed bean and broccoli curry is a mistake, with the broccoli irredeemably overcooked.
- Another main course of seared Angus beef with its topping of slightly dry breadcrumbs and mushrooms was overcooked, unless you like beef grey.
- This was sent back to the kitchen as the rare steak was overcooked and the sauce Diane was burnt.
- We all tucked in to our dishes of fish, and although the salmon tandoori was probably a touch overcooked, the red snapper was glorious.
- The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
- Ironically, although it's important to thoroughly cook meat, overcooking presents its own danger, namely cancer.
- My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience.
- By the time the stuffing is fully cooked the turkey is overcooked by 60 degrees or so.
- Check the beans as they are cooking to make sure that they are not overcooking - they are prone to turning to a purée without warning.
- Microwaves cook quickly, but not always evenly, making it possible to overcook or burn the outer edges while the centre is underdone.
- The Bolognaise sauce was delicious although the spaghetti looked slightly overcooked - not al dente.
- It used to have carving trolleys but they put the meat up there at 11 am so it was stone cold by lunch and it was overcooked by two o'clock because it was kept on paraffin heaters.
- But it was the addition of the bacon (not overcooked, not too salted) that brought this dish to life.
- It was a homey little diner where the food might either be undercooked or overcooked, but thank the heavens it was real food.
- Because it cooks with steam, food can't burn, although it can overcook.
- To draw the kind of analogy that Adams is adept at drawing, imagine a chef who overcooks the roast, and then, by way of apology, leaves the kitchen to join the diners in eating it.
- However, the restaurant's most unforgivable sin, for which the cook should be banished to Hades forever, was to overcook the pasta.
- The salmon was a good thick steak and not overcooked.
Synonyms overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder, burnt to a crisp Definition of overcook in US English: overcookverbˌōvərˈko͝okˌoʊvərˈkʊk Cook too much or for too long. with object don't overcook the vegetables no object ensure that the food doesn't overcook during reheating Example sentencesExamples - But it was the addition of the bacon (not overcooked, not too salted) that brought this dish to life.
- By the time the stuffing is fully cooked the turkey is overcooked by 60 degrees or so.
- It was a homey little diner where the food might either be undercooked or overcooked, but thank the heavens it was real food.
- Don't forget, though, that asparagus is also delicious raw (with a taste surprisingly similar to that of fresh peas) and so always aim to undercook rather than overcook it.
- It used to have carving trolleys but they put the meat up there at 11 am so it was stone cold by lunch and it was overcooked by two o'clock because it was kept on paraffin heaters.
- To draw the kind of analogy that Adams is adept at drawing, imagine a chef who overcooks the roast, and then, by way of apology, leaves the kitchen to join the diners in eating it.
- Because it cooks with steam, food can't burn, although it can overcook.
- However, the restaurant's most unforgivable sin, for which the cook should be banished to Hades forever, was to overcook the pasta.
- We all tucked in to our dishes of fish, and although the salmon tandoori was probably a touch overcooked, the red snapper was glorious.
- My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience.
- The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
- Ironically, although it's important to thoroughly cook meat, overcooking presents its own danger, namely cancer.
- I overcooked my first batch and several of them were burnt.
- This was sent back to the kitchen as the rare steak was overcooked and the sauce Diane was burnt.
- The salmon was a good thick steak and not overcooked.
- Microwaves cook quickly, but not always evenly, making it possible to overcook or burn the outer edges while the centre is underdone.
- Check the beans as they are cooking to make sure that they are not overcooking - they are prone to turning to a purée without warning.
- The black-eyed bean and broccoli curry is a mistake, with the broccoli irredeemably overcooked.
- The Bolognaise sauce was delicious although the spaghetti looked slightly overcooked - not al dente.
- Another main course of seared Angus beef with its topping of slightly dry breadcrumbs and mushrooms was overcooked, unless you like beef grey.
Synonyms overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder, burnt to a crisp |