How to Use cook up in a Sentence

cook up

phrasal verb
  • Vishwanath’s group helped cook up a phase with abelian order in 2021.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
  • Be sure to soak and rinse the rice before adding it to the pot; this ensures that the grains cook up light and separate.
    Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • For those who want to get their fried chicken and crisp fries cooked up at the same time, this model is for you.
    Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • This means pancakes will cook up thick and fluffy while crêpes are thinner.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Or just a clever bit of synergy cooked up by savvy marketers?
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Hit Man was something that Rick and I cooked up during the pandemic.
    Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The clip showcased the 37-year-old health guru in action, cooking up a spread for his girlfriend and their guests.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 July 2023
  • True yams have a dark, bark-like skin, and more starchy texture, while sweet potatoes have thin skins, and cook up moist and tender.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The smoker can cook up to 40 chicken wings, three racks of baby back ribs, a whole chicken, a brisket, or a 14-pound pork butt at once.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Javier Canteras, founder and chef of Portland’s Urdaneta restaurant, will try to cook up a win in the episode that airs on Sept. 14.
    Kturnqui, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Celebrities are ready to see what Gordon Ramsay cooks up next!
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • If the game is early in the day, fans cook up another Austin staple: breakfast tacos.
    Jane Borden, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Chet Sharma and the Bibi team also cooked up these delicious recipes.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Capacity: Most of our picks can cook up to 16 cups of popcorn, enough for four to six people.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Apple’s in-house Caffè Macs cooks up pretty fare, plus coffee and juices.
    WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
  • All-purpose flour: This type of flour cooks up nicely with a golden color and great crispy texture.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • With few exceptions, the galley cooked up plenty of palate pleasers at Sakara’s two eateries.
    David Dickstein, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Ground chuck: With its higher fat content, ground chuck cooks up crispy and remains tender.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Chopping up a week's worth of veggies and cooking up a storm means a lot of time standing over your kitchen countertop.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Everybody got their own way of cooking up and cheffing.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • Use the griddle side for a breakfast of eggs and pancakes, and for lunch, flip it over to the grill side and cook up some tasty tofu burgers or vegetables.
    Amanda Ogle, Treehugger, 30 May 2023
  • Winged killers, cooked up in a Brazilian lab and then unleashed upon the world, would swarm Texans, leaving bodies in their wake.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2023
  • On its own, the stockpot has enough capacity to cook up chicken curry for a crowd.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Grill baskets are a great way to cook up diced veggies, potatoes and other small foods that could otherwise slip through the grill grates.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • The host characterizes the play as nonexistent, a title and a set of details cooked up for the purposes of the broadcast.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
  • This pan has unparalleled nonstick that is great for cooking up sticky items and eggs.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • This set comes with pans, a pot with a lid, a colander, a spatula, and even a dish rack, so kids can cook up all sorts of imaginative games.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
  • After Crane’s beloved Wolverines drew the wrath of the college sports world, Crane cooked up a novel theory in their defense.
    Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • When Mattel didn’t, Greenpeace’s social-media team cooked up a video in which Barbie gets dumped by Ken.
    Abe Streep, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2015
  • That means everyone can eat the same thing, and no one has to multitask, cooking up ten versions of dinner each night.
    Trish Clasen Marsanico, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023

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