microcook, v. U.S.
(ˈmaɪkrəʊkʊk)
Also micro-cook.
[f. micro n. 4 + cook v.1]
trans. and intr. = microwave v.
| 1976 Better Homes & Gardens (U.S.) Feb. 85/1 Using defrost cycle, micro-cook 7 to 8 minutes. Ibid. May 72/4 Meatballs micro-cook in a traditional Oriental sauce. 1979 Cuisine Apr. 54/1 Learn to use the technique of segmented cooking: partially microcooking one item while you prepare another, [etc.]. 1979 Chicago Tribune 26 Apr. vii. 18/1 Some special techniques are called for when you microcook muffins. |