doneness

[duhn-nis]

noun

1. the condition of being cooked to a desired degree.

   steak prepared to the doneness ordered by the customer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doneness¹

First recorded in 1925–30; done + -ness

Example Sentences

Set the air fryer to a lower temperature than you might expect—somewhere under 300°F—and cook the eggs for 8 to 15 minutes, depending on your preferred doneness.

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Of course, you might opt for a different cooktime based on the steak's thickness, your preferred doneness or the likes.

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Do a test by only boiling 2 to 3 and check doneness after 2 minutes.

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The sticking point is that, unlike forgiving chicken legs and roots, which have a relatively wide window of doneness, shrimp and zucchini can be finicky.

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He explains that, unlike steak, where the goal is to achieve the same temperature throughout, fish can have a gradual doneness from quite cooked on the skin side, all the way to lightly cooked on the bone side.

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