Meath_Villan Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Well when I tell my chef to "cook off " those shallots before deglazing with white wine and adding butter....but each to their own I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2013 Cook off is a noun and cook is a verb. yes you can fry off courgette flowers tempura style, bit of a faff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Well when I tell my chef to "cook off " those shallots before deglazing with white wine and adding butter....but each to their own I suppose Genuine question.... Does "cook off" imply a different process to "cook?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) well I could say cook to medium for a strip roast or steaks etc .....cook off would be cook to wd or 74oC same as risotto ....I could say half cook the risotto blast chill it and finish it to order .....or cook off the risotto meaning finish the process Edited July 31, 2013 by Meath_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 People referring to the police as "plod", "feds", "pigs" etc 'The Dibble' is my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 People referring to the police as "plod", "feds", "pigs" etc 'The Dibble' is my favourite. Or 'The Po' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Cook off is a noun and cook is a verb. yes you can fry off courgette flowers tempura style, bit of a faff is **** off a noun or a verb? (I'm actually really disappointed in myself) the really annoying bit is Ainsley Harriot was on some radio programme the other day and used the cook off / fry off phrase so many times it was really beginning to get on my tits and I moaned about it to Mrs 65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2013 Harriot is one of the prime offenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Is Ainsley Harriot still around? Jebus Christus. That man seriously got on my tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2013 Never, NEVER eat this stuff. It tastes like toilet cleaner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 celebrity radio chef that's one they didn't think of when they sent all the pointless twunts on the B Ship from Golgafrincham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 A cook off is a thing (noun) that implies some sort of competition between chefs/cooks. You can 'cook off' ingredients. You cook things. The verb 'cook off' is a redundancy but the noun 'cook off' isn't. Why say 'cooking competition' when you can say 'cook off' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2013 I don't mind the noun cook-off (with the hyphen), meaning a competition. But 'cook off' as a verb, no. Same goes for 'fry off'. And probably 'boil off', grill off', etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Never, NEVER eat this stuff. It tastes like toilet cleaner: His other one, the vegetable one is tasty though if you add some other stuff to it. Couscous is so handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 People discussing the word Cook off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I don't mind the noun cook-off (with the hyphen), meaning a competition. But 'cook off' as a verb, no. Same goes for 'fry off'. And probably 'boil off', grill off', etc. Yeah that's fine. Because most things you 'cook off' don't even need to be cooked off. Alcohol doesn't get burned off, browning meat does nothing etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2013 Censored for VT: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 the really annoying bit is Ainsley Harriot was on some radio programme the other day and used the cook off / fry off phrase so many times it was really beginning to get on my tits and I moaned about it to Mrs 65 I bet you cant wait for a few more (four) divorces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 .........., browning meat does nothing etc That's not a euphemism is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 is **** off a noun or a verb? (I'm actually really disappointed in myself) the really annoying bit is Ainsley Harriot was on some radio programme the other day and used the cook off / fry off phrase so many times it was really beginning to get on my tits and I moaned about it to Mrs 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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