Definition of Overcooking

1. Verb. (present participle of overcook) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overcooking

1. overcook [v] - See also: overcook

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcooking

overconsumption
overcontact
overcontribute
overcontributed
overcontributes
overcontributing
overcontribution
overcontributions
overcontrol
overcontrolled
overcontrolling
overcontrols
overconvergent
overcook
overcooked
overcooking
overcooks
overcool
overcooled
overcooling
overcools
overcorrect
overcorrected
overcorrecting
overcorrection
overcorrections
overcorrects
overcostly
overcount
overcounted

Literary usage of Overcooking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin by University of Wisconsin, Carl Lotus Becker (1908)
"Overcooking IN COOKER The first was to determine whether there was possibility of overcooking. A custard cooked for one minute on the stove showed no signs ..."

2. Chemistry of Pulp and Paper Making by Edwin Sutermeister (1920)
"In the cooking process irregularities are likely to occur from very obscure causes. Overcooking may be caused according to ..."

3. A Manual of Home-making by Martha Van Rensselaer (1919)
"Overcooking, that is, cooking beyond the correct temperature, causes graining, for glucose contains more water than does crystalline sugar, and overcooking ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1872)
"... joint of meat ^cooked the day before, and served cold in 'any ordinary household. Upon cutting into the joint there was no appearance of overcooking and ..."

5. The Analyst (1879)
"For hashes, stews, or pies it answers well, but as it is already sufficiently cooked, it obviously needs care to avoid overcooking before sending to table. ..."

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