cook synonyms

cook

n.

chef, short-order cook, meat cook, salad chef, mess sergeant, chef de cuisine (French), sous-chef, cook-general (British), head cook, culinarian, caterer; see also baker.

cook

v.

prepare, fix, make, heat, reheat, warm, boil, fry, bake, roast, broil, grill, stew, simmer, braise, steam, blanch, poach, toast, sauté, stir-fry, barbecue, microwave, sear, fricassee, pressure-cook, parboil, precook, pan-fry, panbroil, deep-fry, French fry, charbroil, coddle, shirr, griddle, pan, brown, blacken, curry, devil, scallop, melt, scald, parch, scorch, dry, steep, marinate, brew, percolate, mull, decoct, concoct, reduce, boil down, baste, cook over a slow fire, nuke*, broast*; see also boil 1, fry, heat 1, toast 2.

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