Meaning of doneness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The extent to which a food has been cooked.
   countable, uncountable
2. The property of being finished; completion.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Testing the temperature with a candy thermometer is the most accurate way to determine⟳ the doneness of a syrup.”

“Unlike meat cookery, in which doneness is specified by customer order⟳ and determined by temperature, ...”

“In this section we look⟳ at how to test⟳ doneness of baked goods using three methods: observation, touch⟳ tests, and internal temperature.”

“You can use⟳ a metaphor as a loose form⟳ of doneness testing. In one workshop, we used a bull's-eye. I created a poster with a bull's-eye showing concentric circles with the label⟳ "100%" in the center.”

“EVR is intended to give⟳ you objective evidence of partial doneness, something that will allow⟳ you to draw⟳—and believe⟳ in—a picture like⟳ this: There will still be a period early in the project when progress⟳ is supported only by faith.”

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