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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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Don’t use your sous-vide bath, should you be so fortunate as to have one, cooking the steak for hours until it reaches the desired temperature and then finishing with a quick sear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Start by heating your cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Get Me Out of Here' in 2021 after winning Celebrity Masterchef earlier that year, will be hopeful of cooking up a storm at the ever-rowdy Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome for Team England.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Influencer Nara Smith, known for her elaborate deconstructed cooking videos, revealed one of the four children she shares with model Lucky Blue Smith is battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

The way I see it, if my cooking is good and my writing is neat, I know I can join in the Maple Tree’s work when I find him.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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