cookery
1. [ noun ] (food) the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
Synonyms: cooking culinary_art cuisine
Related terms: food cooking gastronomy haute_cuisine gastronomy nouvelle_cuisine dim_sum rechauffe
2. [ noun ] (food) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Synonyms: cooking preparation
Examples:

"cooking can be a great art" "people are needed who have experience in cookery" "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

Related terms: change_of_state frying poaching roasting braising boiling baking percolation toasting fusion_cooking baking broil tenderization seasoning fire cook bake toast simmer roast boil barbecue put_on baste can marinade broil grill hibachi beat churn frost concoct frizzle spice fry salt brown pepper saute try splat char dun microwave souse stuff egg dredge puree crumb overboil blanch shirr alcoholise dress whisk stew rice jug fricassee devil spatchcock pan_roast braise clarify reduce corn spike fillet brine caramelize butterfly flour season truss bread mask boil_down sauce ginger cream griddle deep-fat-fry fortify curry french-fry pan-fry curry conserve precook whip_up pickle lard alcoholize steam caramelize ovenbake salt savor pressure-cook pan-broil bruise challah Jewish_rye_bread squid coddle Chinese_brown_sauce stir_fry cook cook cook
Similar spelling:   cooker
  Coker
  cocker
  Coger
  Cowger
  cosher
  coaxer
  cockcrow
  cookware
  cocksure
  co-occur
  choker