cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 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, 24 May 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
Open to all ages, the event will feature: local band Working Class Zero from Noon to 3 p.m.; a cornhole tournament at 3 p.m.; a chili cook-off at 4 p.m.; AC/DC tribute band Bonfire from 4 to 7 p.m.; and an after party at 7:30 p.m. at Region Bowl, 725 Indiana 2 in Hebron.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 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, 24 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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