Overcooking will make any game bird tough and dry.

The overcooking of fish is endemic on the Island.

The only consequence of overcooking tends to be a thicker crust.

Of the various fish we tried, this one, with its meaty texture, stood up best to the inevitable overcooking.

Occasional overcooking is the one shortcoming of the kitchen.

Sauteeing is less risky, but you must check frequently to avoid even the slightest overcooking.

All they needed was a quick reheat, and overcooking was not an issue with this dish.

Consistent timing is harder to come by, and serious overcooking made a decent fish tough or mushy.

Baked halibut with roasted vegetables suffered from the merest overcooking.

I'd be valuable in the cafeteria, setting food to stay hot or cold, or preventing overcooking."

Same end result, no broken yolks, no accidental overcooking.

In fact overcooking tends to toughen fish.

Dining at peak hours brought some overcooking and haphazard presentations, not to mention long waits for food to arrive.

One of his earthier fall dishes, roast chicken with green and yellow lentils, suffered only from slight overcooking.

Again the tasty esmedregal fish stood up to slight overcooking and benefited from its lovely mild green sauce.

Except for some overcooking and the overuse of bean purees, most entrees were beautifully composed.

Matt Voss Overcooking vegetables is bad because heat breaks down many of the good vitamins in the vegetables.

And roasted guinea hen in beer and fresh ginger would have been terrific had it not been for slight overcooking.

Serious overcooking left sole, skate and halibut mealy, disintegrating and lacking inherent flavor.

Overcooking will render the buds gray and soft, and they then develop a strong flavor and odor that some dislike.

Double dishes that provide a protective water jacket are known as bains-marie and help keep delicate foods, such as fish, warm while preventing overcooking.

The salmon-tomato-balsamic combo might have sounded all right on paper, but it didn't translate well on the plate (the overcooking of the fish didn't help).

Overcooking hurt one otherwise lusty entree, roasted chicken with crispy garlic, sugar snap peas, rice and baby carrots ($18).

Broiled scrod was done correctly but was served at less than room temperature, and salmon appeared on a burning hot plate that compounded its overcooking.

When it comes to seafood, the kitchen pulled off an extraordinary feat one day: through brutal overcooking and liberal seasoning, the chef managed to make swordfish and salmon indistinguishable from each other.

"You should never be able to overcook a dinner again."

Cook over high heat for about 5 minutes; do not overcook.

The other is that an egg should never be overcooked.

Would the world be safe for democracy, or had I overcooked?

More often than not, however, these items were dry from overcooking.

Start testing after 4 minutes or so, being careful not to overcook.

Be careful not to overcook or they will become tough.

"But the one time you're not going to be overcooking a butt is now, at the beginning."

Do not overcook the meat or it will be dry.

Almost always it's the same problem: these restaurants overcook the fish.

If any have opened, transfer them to a bowl so they do not overcook.

There is little that you can do wrong with shrimp except overcook them.

It is too thin and on two occasions was overcooked.

Fish can be tricky, since it is so easily overcooked.

Do not overcook; the beef should be rare in the middle.

Be careful not to overcook: grill for no more than six minutes total.

The chef showed a very sure hand with fish: it was never overcooked.

The tomatoes were clearly out of season, and the fish was slightly overcooked.

But when not overcooked, there was nothing like them.

It is important not to overcook the steaks, or they will dry out.

Cover and cook for 2 minutes (do not overcook the shrimp).

Be very careful not to overcook the sauce or it will separate.

Whatever cooking method is employed, care must be taken not to overcook.

She praised his cooking even though he'd overcooked the chicken.

Roast another 10 minutes more, or until the fish is tender but not overcooked.