Adjective

cooking (not comparable)

Positive cooking

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

  1. (informal) In progress, happening.
    The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking.

Noun

Singular cooking

Plural uncountable

cooking (uncountable)

  1. The process of preparing food by using heat
  2. The style or genre of food preparation; cookery

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Fri Jul 10 17:08:33 2009

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food. The process encompasses a vast range of methods, tools and combinations of ingredients to alter the flavor, appearance, texture, or digestibility of food. Factors affecting the final outcome include the variability of ingredients, ambient conditions, tools, and the skill of the individual doing the actual cooking.

The diversity of cooking worldwide is a reflection of the aesthetic, agricultural, economic, cultural, social and religious diversity throughout the nations, races, creeds and tribes across the globe.

Applying heat to a food usually, though not always, chemically transforms it, thus changing its flavor, texture, consistency, appearance, and nutritional properties. Methods of cooking that involve the boiling of liquid in a receptacle have been practised at least since the 10th millennium BC, with the introduction of pottery. The most traditional clothing when cooking is aprons.

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Tue Jul 7 08:27:48 2009

Im cooking beef wellington 900g, how long do I cook it for and at what temperature?
Q. Im cooking beef wellington tonight, the cut is fillet and it weighs 900g. How long do I cook it for and at what temperature? Thanks for all your answers!
Asked by Millysgirl - Thu May 31 01:42:34 2007 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Elegant beef wellington 1 (6 lb.) whole beef tenderloin roast Butter 1 (17 1/4 oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry 1 med. sized onion, minced 1 (8 oz.) pkg. mushrooms, finely chopped 1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 tbsp. red wine 1/2 lb. goose or duck liver pate OR 17 oz. can liver pate 1 egg, separated 2 tsp. milk Bordelaise sauce Parsley for garnish (Ask your butcher to trim tenderloin of fat). (Available at specialty stores). About 2 hours before serving: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In large oven roasting pan on rack, form tenderloin into ring so that thick end rests on thin end to hold securely. Brush beef with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Insert meat thermometer into center of tenderloin. Roast… [cont.]
Answered by depp_lover - Thu May 31 01:47:40 2007

im cooking 4 my boyfriend tomorrow, any ideas on what to make?
Q. im looking to cook a 2 course? and i know he luvs fish so...please? ideas? im ok at cooking, i shall enlist a friends help if the ideas i get are waaay outta my league. thank u! im not a big eater of fish so i dont know what goes well with it!
Asked by gurly girl - Sat Jun 13 18:27:06 2009 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Fish and chips! lmao
Answered by ~ oe R.I.P MJ oe ~ - Sat Jun 13 19:36:33 2009

Cooking a steak with limited utensils?
Q. I need some help cooking my porterhouse. Normally I either grill it outside, or use a cast iron skillet. I don't have any of those at the moment, so I ask you. How would you cook a 1 1/2 inch bone in, porterhouse steak? I have all the spices, but I can either cook it in a non stick skillet, or in the broiler. How would you cook the steak, and how long would you cook a 1 1/2 bone in steak to get it medium to medium rare?
Asked by Styles Gagan - Thu Oct 4 13:03:19 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Grilling is the best option but seeing as you don't have that luxury at the moment i can offer you this advice. Most of the time at any major chain like lets say Outback or Longhorns they use a flat iron to cook your steaks anyway. Broiling has a tendency to dry out thick cuts of meat. Searing it will lock in the flavors. The key is finding the right temperature on your stove-top. Depending on how you want your steak cooked you would want to use a slightly lower temperature for higher degrees of doneness throughout. Or a higher temperature to sear the outside quickly and lock in the goodness. Make sure that your using butter in the bottom of the pan and another tablespoon when you flip. A good pinch of regular old salt hear and there on a… [cont.]
Answered by west m - Thu Oct 4 13:19:15 2007

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