Definitions for: Cookery


[n] the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"



Webster (1913) Definition: Cook"er*y (k[oo^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.
1. The art or process of preparing food for the table, by
dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.

2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] --R. North.

Synonyms: cooking, preparation

See Also: baking, boiling, braising, broil, broiling, browning, change of state, cuisine, culinary art, frying, grilling, percolation, poaching, roasting, sauteing, seasoning, simmering, stewing, tenderisation, tenderization, toasting

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