to overbake
1
3.7
Cook something in the oven for too long so it becomes dry, hard, or burnt
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈbeɪk/
:
hornear en exceso
- Don't overbake it or you will have dried old chicken that Lilly wouldn't even eat.
- overbake a cake
- cookies slightly overbaked
- careful not to overbake
Examples
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I also had to bake them for 18 minutes—watch carefully—you don't want them to overbake.
Blog text (26) -
Much of the soil between the boulders is cemented into a cloddy, crusty layer, like overbaked pie crust.
Academic text (1994) -
If you overbake the bread, it will become dry and hard inside.
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Make sure to check the timer, as you don't want to overbake the cake.
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To achieve the perfect texture, avoid overbaking the brownies.
Synonyms
to overcook
vsto overbake
13
1.0
To cook food for too long so it becomes dry or less tasty
is specific to oven cooking, causing dryness, hardness, or burning
to overbrown
vsto overbake
7.4
Cook or bake food until it becomes too brown
damages food by drying or hardening rather than only changing colour
to overburn
vsto overbake
7.5
To burn something too much so it is ruined
means prolonged oven heating that dries or hardens food rather than destroys it
Antonyms
How Baked
Surface Forms
overbake infinitive
overbaked past
overbaked past participle
overbaking present participle
overbakes third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Overbake is made from over- meaning 'too much' and bake, so it means to bake something 'too much' or for 'too long'. That's why, when you overbake food it becomes dry, hard, or burnt.