Overcooking

Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvərˈkʊkɪŋ/

Overcooking (noun)

  1. Cooking food for too long or at too high a heat, so it becomes dry, hard, or burnt.

Examples

  • The overcooking made the vegetables soft.
  • Overcooking can ruin the texture of meat.

Overcooking (verb)

  1. To cook food for too long or at too high a heat, causing it to become dry, hard, or burnt.
  2. To damage something by giving it more heat or time than it can handle safely or properly.

Examples

  • Don’t overcook the pasta; it will turn mushy.
  • If you overcook the rice, it becomes sticky.