overcookverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkʊk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkʊk/to cook food for longer than necessary, reducing its quality as a result:
The chicken was overcooked and dry.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing food using heat
- bake
- barbecue
- baste
- batch-bake
- boil sth up
- boiled
- curry
- flambé
- flash-fry
- fried
- frizzled
- fry
- microwave
- preheat
- render
- render sth down
- rendering
- sauté
- shallow-fry
- simmer
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