Overcooking — Definition & Meaning

What does overcooking mean?

noun

The act of cooking food for too long, resulting in a loss of flavor, texture, or nutritional value. Overcooking can also refer to the state of being cooked for too long.

Example

"The chef's overcooking of the steak made it tough and dry."

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Words that share this root

cook cooking cooked cooker

What's another word for overcooking?

overheating overbaking overroasting overfrying oversteaming overboiling

What's the opposite of overcooking?

undercooking underheating underbaking

Rhymes with overcooking

cooking hooking looking nooking