Cooking Out..

[herculewater]

Could anyone please tell me the difference between "Cook Out", "Cook Off" and "Cook Down".

I hear them all the time but to my untrained ear it all just seems to mean "Reduce".

Can anyone enlighten, please...

Thanks.

[puddicat]

cook out must be barbecue and cook off a challenge against others but for cook down not a scoobie!!!

[herculewater]

LOL! :-)

In reality - all the TV chefs seem to staring into a sauce pan when they say them - it always looks the same sort of thing to me.

[oldwoman]

Cook out...when you are say starting a curry and you cook out the spices..... Cook off....finishing the dish....Cook down ..reducing the liquid.

[herculewater]

Thankyou so much for explaining these. I can now peer into my pot with a knowing smile.