overroasting

Burning the beans

Overroasting is roasting something too long or at too high a temperature.

Coffee beans that are overroasted taste bitter and charred.

Vegetables lose their texture; meat dries out.

The term appears in cooking contexts where timing and temperature matter: The almonds were overroasted and had to be thrown out.

burnt

charred

Burned until black

scorchedBurned on surface
blackenedDarkened by burning
carbonizedConverted to carbon

singed · smoky · ashy · cindered · blistered · overdarkened · oily · combustion

ruined

inedible

Unfit for consumption

overcookedHeated beyond optimal
overdoneExcessive in degree
botchedPoorly executed, spoiled

unsalvageable · spoiled · wrecked · disaster · failure · mistake · blunder · mishap · do-over · undrinkable

flavor

bitter

Sharp, unpleasant taste

acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
sharpFine-edged, or astute

astringent · tarry · flat · hollow · thin · lifeless · muted · one-dimensional · chemical · rubbery

waste

discard

Deliberately throw out

compostDecayed organic fertilizer
trashDiscarded worthless material
garbageDiscarded waste material

spoilage · loss · binned

Opposites

degree of roasting

overroastingundercooking

Insufficient thermal preparation

underbaking · partial cooking

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