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to cook food in an oven

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food that is baking is being cooked in an oven

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to cook food, especially meat, outside on a barbecue or over a fire

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to cover meat with hot fat or its own juices while it cooks

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to cook food in water that is boiling

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to be cooked in water that is boiling

to become smaller in quantity after cooking because some of the liquid has turned to gas, or to make something do this

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to cook meat and other food on a fire outside

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to cook meat or vegetables quickly in oil, then add a small amount of liquid and cook them slowly in a container with a lid on

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to grill or barbecue food

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to cook something until it turns brown, or to become brown in this way

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if food burns, or if you burn it, it gets spoiled by being cooked for too long or at too high a temperature

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to cook food by putting it over a fire made of charcoal

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to cook food such as meat or fish very quickly over strong heat

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to make a liquid, especially butter, clear and pure, by using heat

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to cook an egg with hot water that does not boil

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to prepare food and heat it so that it is ready to eat

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when food cooks, it is heated so that it is ready to eat

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to become crisp, or to cook something until it becomes crisp

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to cook something such as meat or vegetables in a sauce with a hot flavour

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to cook food in hot oil or fat

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to be cooked in hot oil or fat

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to cook something on a griddle

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to cook something over a fire on a flat frame of metal bars

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to cook something by putting it close to strong heat above or below it

to heat food that has already been cooked, until every part of it is very hot

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to cook food in a microwave

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to heat or cook something in a microwave oven

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to spoil food by cooking it for too long

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to cook something for too long

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to boil food until it is only partly cooked

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to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently

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to cook something in water, milk, or another liquid that is boiling gently

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if you pop corn, or if it pops, you heat dried grains of corn until they burst

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to cook and store food in a sealed container in order to preserve it

to start cooking something

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to make a sauce thicker and increase its flavour by boiling it

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to make food or a drink hot again

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to heat solid fat to make it liquid, or to boil bones and pieces of meat to produce fat that can be used for cooking

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to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire

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to heat nuts or coffee beans until they are dry

to quickly produce something such as a meal using whatever is available

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to cook something quickly in a small amount of butter or oil

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to heat milk until it is almost boiling

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to mix together the white and yellow parts of an egg and cook it

to prevent the flavour, smell, or juice of a food from getting out

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to heat the surface of a piece of meat for a short time at a very high temperature to keep the juices inside

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if a food, drink, or mixture stands, nothing is done to it so that its flavours can develop and become stronger

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to cook food with steam

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to cook slowly in liquid

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to cook food quickly by moving it around in hot oil

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to cook meat or vegetables slowly in their own juices

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to make something taste sweeter by adding sugar or a sweet flavour to it

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to make bread into toast

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to cook food by putting it close to heat until it turns brown

to prepare something to eat very quickly

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to cook something in a microwave

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to be cooking