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: food that is cooked
Do you like my cooking?
see also home cooking
: suitable or used for cooking
bought some cooking apples
cooking techniques
Cooking time is about 30 minutes.
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The plant will house the company’s sous vide cooking line, which is the French method that involves vacuum-sealing meat in bags and cooking it under water at a consistent temperature.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
This was pre-cooking show on every network constantly.
—Alicia Kennedy, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Magayi was named to the 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list for bringing cleaner cooking solutions to underserved communities.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The plant will house the company’s sous vide cooking line, which is the French method that involves vacuum-sealing meat in bags and cooking it under water at a consistent temperature.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
For even more cooking inspiration, the Ninja Foodi Deluxe comes with a guide filled with 45 recipes, so, really, anyone in the family could turn themselves into a master chef.
—Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
This was pre-cooking show on every network constantly.
—Alicia Kennedy, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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