burned food
Overcooked until ruined
Food that has been overcooked to the point of charring or blackening, typically through excessive heat or inattention.
The term covers everything from slightly scorched toast to completely carbonized remains stuck to a pan.
Burned food develops bitter flavors from the breakdown of sugars and proteins: The smoke alarm went off again—I burned the grilled cheese.
- charredBurned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- black as coalCompletely without light
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
smoke smell · bitter · acrid · ash · carbon · burnt offering · ruined · overcooked · smell · alarm · fire alarm · pan · toast · crust · singed · smoke detector · kitchen · soot
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked, burnt cookies
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, mosquito bites
burned foodraw food
Meals served uncooked
undercooked food · rare · underdone · seared · medium-rare
burned foodgourmet food
Premium culinary preparations
golden-brown · just right · golden brown · caramelized · al dente
burned, burn, burns, burning, burner, burners, burnout, sunburn, sunburned