cook-chill

noun

A method of food preparation in which food is first cooked and then rapidly chilled.

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Meanings

nouncook-chill (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableA method of food preparation in which food is first cooked and then rapidly chilled.

    Most school districts using a cook-chill system have one large production facility in which food is prepared and then shipped to numerous schools.

    2008, Josephine Martin, Charlotte Oakley, Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence
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APA

cook-chill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-chill

MLA

“cook-chill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-chill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cook-chill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-chill.

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