cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Randy Mon Pizza Bianca with Dandelion Greens
Chandra Paton Shupe created her seasonal pizza after a trip to a farmers’ market for a friend’s Iron Chef-style cook-off party.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has cooked off, about 5 minutes.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2024
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Noun
From Oktoberfest celebrations and fall festivals to pumpkin patches and chili cook-offs.
Fall comes as a relief in Texas.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Randy Mon Pizza Bianca with Dandelion Greens
Chandra Paton Shupe created her seasonal pizza after a trip to a farmers’ market for a friend’s Iron Chef-style cook-off party.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Verb
Indianapolis hosted the World Food Championship's The Final Table in 2020, with the winners from all of the categories cooking off at Ivy Tech Community College for a $100,000 grand prize.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has cooked off, about 5 minutes.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Cook-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook-off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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