0 present participle of overcook
1 to cook food for longer than necessary, reducing its quality as a result:
They get a meal of thick porridge and overcooked vegetables once a day.
The groundsman admitted that he may have overcooked it with his watering policy.
The failed attempts to draw laughs with overcooked accents and cartoonish satire are real stumbles.
Because some game meat is leaner than store-bought beef, overcooking is a common mishap which can be avoided if properly prepared.
The green ring does not affect the egg's taste; overcooking, however, harms the quality of the protein.
The curd is stirred constantly during this step to avoid uneven cooking or overcooking, and the cooking will only take 2060 minutes.
This allows rapid preparation, but care is required to avoid overcooking and the resulting texture may be inferior to a more traditional preparation method.
