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Carryover cooking

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, carryover cooking means: Continued cooking from retained heat after food is removed from its heat source.

In Turkish: ocaktan alındıktan sonra süren pişme

How it is used

Used when discussing doneness and resting, without implying one fixed temperature rise.

Example sentences

  1. Carryover cooking changed the centre of the roast while it rested.

    Removing food from the oven does not end heat transfer immediately.

  2. The chef allowed for carryover cooking in the timing plan.

    The term explains why resting can affect final doneness.

Common collocations

  • allow for carryover cooking
  • carryover heat
  • core temperatureThe temperature at the centre or thickest part of a piece of food, measured with a probe thermometer to check that it is cooked, cooled or reheated safely.
  • roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.

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