Word Finder - cooks

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A person who prepares food.

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I'm a terrible cook, so I eat a lot of frozen dinners.

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The head cook of a manor house

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The degree or quality of cookedness of food

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One who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth.

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Police found two meth cooks working in the illicit lab.

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A session of manufacturing certain illegal drugs, especially meth.

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A fish, the European striped wrasse, Labrus mixtus.

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To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

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I'm cooking bangers and mash.

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To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

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He's in the kitchen, cooking.

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To be cooked.

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The dinner is cooking on the stove.

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To be uncomfortably hot.

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Look at that poor dog shut up in that car on a day like today - it must be cooking in there.

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To execute by electric chair.

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To hold onto (a grenade) briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost immediately after being thrown.

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To concoct or prepare.

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To tamper with or alter; to cook up.

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To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (From 1930s jive talk.)

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Crank up the Coltrane and start cooking!

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To play music vigorously.

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On the Wagner piece, the orchestra was cooking!

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To make the noise of the cuckoo.

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To throw.

One can only marvel at the good nature of trawler cooks.

Enjoy the entertainment while the chef chops, slices, dices and cooks the food on a grill right in front of you.

Mr Twit puts frogs in his wife 's bed while Mrs Twit cooks up worms in his spaghetti.

Sit back, and watch the cooks throw pizzas in and out of the brick oven.

While in the Rostovs' ballroom the sixth anglaise was being danced, to a tune in which the weary musicians blundered, and while tired footmen and cooks were getting the supper, Count Bezukhov had a sixth stroke.

One thing that most first-time turkey cooks forget is to foil the bird.

Many cooks have been red-faced because the bag containing the neck, giblets, and liver was not removed from the turkey prior to cooking.

American doughboys were heartily weary of the unimaginative and barely digestible food served by army cooks.

Even the best cooks occasionally falter, the most efficient service goes awry.

The fat melts and cooks the protein fibrils in the muscle bundles without causing excessive amino acid breakdown.

Hot smoke from burning oak sawdust cooks the fish producing naturally brown succulent smoked trout.

The Sultan of Lancaster, Brock Street, is an Indian restaurant opposite Whale Tail cafe that cooks veggie dishes separately.

A new head butler was hired to steward the maids and cooks.

Perhaps, like many other home cooks, you've purchased herbs in the supermarket only to find they've spoiled in your refrigerator before you could use them.

Dedicated cooks know how often splashes and splatters make their way on the kitchen walls.

Cantonese is one of the most flexible cuisines of the country, and Cantonese cooks will use just about any meat, vegetable, and sauce in their cooking.

Chinese cooks are adept at mixing ingredients, flavors, and textures to produce satisfying meals that are an integral part of their lives.

The best news is, most Chinese cooks use carbon steel woks because they conduct heat more evenly - and they are one of the most inexpensive types of woks on the market!

Glass pots have the advantage of being transparent so cooks can see how their soup is coming along.

Similarly, a chef who cooks for an entire family has different cooking supply needs than someone who only makes dinner for one or two.

In fact, I think one of the reasons that turkey became the go-to bird for Thanksgiving is that once you have the turkey cooking, you have a good two hours to get all the other food made while the turkey basically cooks itself.

Cooking a turkey can be intimidating for new cooks.

The weight of a heavy motor keeps the food processor in one place and allows cooks to process greater capacities of food without the appliance dancing down the counter.

Home cooks that feed large crowds or families also appreciate the sturdiness and ability of a powerful processor.

This is called blanching and it partially cooks the asparagus without removing all of the valuable vitamins and nutrients.

Double acting baking powders will have additional acids added that will react with heat and add rise to your product as it cooks while single acting adds all its rise before cooking.

The Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan has earned a reputation for bringing Italian cuisine into the homes of American cooks.

The cookbook provides cooks with grilling techniques and equipment needed to produce delicacies like Guinea hen breasts with rosemary and pesto and Italian-style ribs.

Chicken is a popular dinner ingredients because it cooks fast, is versatile, and, with a lemon chicken recipe, it can also have a fabulous, bright flavor.

The versatility of chicken is one thing on which all cooks can rely.

Our ultimate goal is to connect cooks from all over the world with one another to form the best recipe collection available.

This practice poses a distinct challenge to the cooks and chefs who are called upon to keep the menu of their restaurant changing to meet the fresh, seasonal ingredients that are being provided to them.

Some cooks may add a small meat and vegetable combination, or serve it unadorned.

Pesto sauce recipes were born in Genoa, Italy, probably when a summer bonanza of what Italian's call the "royal" herb caused local cooks to get creative.

I stopped by a couple of restaurants where I know the cooks and asked them what they put in their enchilada sauce when they are making it.

A few cooks said that they made green sauces at home and the ones who made red sauces said they did so because they usually have tomato sauce in a can on hand.

Pasta is an excellent dinner option for cooks without a lot of experience.

Cooks used what was on hand such as vegetables grown in their own gardens and less expensive cuts of meat to stretch both the meal and the budget.

Some cooks add in butter, cheese, eggs or small bits of meat.

You can make this one on Thanksgiving Day since it cooks fast and is delicious.

Cooks Illustrated is a wonderful website that houses many tried and true recipes and cooking tutorials.

Cooks is known for testing recipes in head-to-head matches, so you will easily be able to find out which ones work the best.

This method gives the outside of the meat a good texture, color, and flavor but then cooks the rest of it evenly so you won't have one hot side that forces the juice out of the other side, which is why fried meat ends up dry.

For creative cooks, scrapbook pages with pictures of the chef and the completed dish are an inspiration.

Tofu - Tofu is a dream ingredient for vegetarian cooks, as it is very adaptable.

Meatless lasagna, and its vegan and even raw food variations, offer Italian food lovers and cooks the same delicious taste of traditional lasagna.

In recent years, many cooks and chefs have taken to using the fruit not only in traditional desserts but also in unexpected ways in savory dishes.

Likewise, amateur cooks and foodies have created a community of tips, tricks, and recipes that can be a wealth of knowledge for those looking to create a new dish.

Bakers, cooks, and amateur chefs alike may enjoy making up batches of their favorite cookies or creating mini-cakes or breads for each guest.

Or your friends and family members who are good cooks can provide all the food.