overcooked

Speech parts

1. overcooked - Adjective

2. overcooked - Verb

Meaning

overcooked

simple past and past participle of overcook

Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
This meat is overcooked, almost burnt.

Done to excess.
His Elvis impersonation was embarrassingly overcooked.

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Examples

Although the beautifully cooked lamb loin was among the best lamb preparations I have tasted, the risotto had been overcooked and the fried sweetbread was somewhat soggy. Source: Internet

Do not overcook as broccoli loses its nutrition when overcooked. Source: Internet

Avoid college tacos, which consist of overcooked eggs, too much cheese, and a cold tortilla. Source: Internet

Animal proteins that are unprocessed and properly prepared (ie slow cooked and not overcooked) are highly digestible and easily absorbed so that having excess protein enter the colon to promote carcinogenesis is unlikely. Source: Internet

At N&C it was served piping hot but had been slightly overcooked so that it was too crispy in places. Source: Internet

And if there's one thing people want even less than a scraggly piece of overcooked fish, it's a steamy skin pocket. Source: Internet

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