verb
- to bake something for too long or at too high a temperature
Examples
- Don’t overbake the cookies or they’ll become hard and dry.
- She accidentally overbaked the cake and it turned out burnt on top.
- The bread was overbaked and had a tough crust.
- If you overbake the muffins, they will lose their moisture.
- The pizza was overbaked and the cheese was completely blackened.
- He tends to overbake everything because he’s afraid of undercooking.