cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
There will also be food competitions such as the chili cook-off, where for $25, visitors can sample and vote for their favorite.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
That means the water has mostly cooked off, and the milk solids will then soon start to brown.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The chili cook-off from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. will feature tastings from amateurs and restaurants competing for various awards.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
There will also be food competitions such as the chili cook-off, where for $25, visitors can sample and vote for their favorite.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Verb
Drip tray Many electric grills have a drip tray or pan that catches the grease and fat that cooks off from your food.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
That means the water has mostly cooked off, and the milk solids will then soon start to brown.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Cook-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook-off. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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