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well-cooked

adjective

  1. having been cooked with skill so as to be pleasant to eat

  2. (of meat) having been cooked thoroughly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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I only eat shellfish that are well-cooked because heat effectively kills harmful germs.

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And the texture was both tender and chewy, like a well-cooked chicken thigh should be.

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The potato salad redeemed the meal, echoing my grandmother’s recipe: a tower of well-cooked potato cubes, larded with pieces of dill pickles, boiled egg and tender carrots, bound together in a rich mayonnaise dressing.

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Earlier messaging was that E. coli infections could be prevented by ensuring that meat was well-cooked, avoiding cross contamination, which includes washing hands and the cutting board after handling meat, and minimizing exposure to raw meat.

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The children were also more willing to taste whole insects after watching the TV show Top Chef with well-cooked insects.

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