verb
- to bake something for too long or at too high a temperature
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘overbake’
Examples
- She always overbakes the cookies until they’re crispy.
- The recipe warns that the oven overbakes easily on the top rack.
- He overbakes the bread when he gets distracted by his phone.
- The baker never overbakes her famous chocolate chip cookies.
- If the timer overbakes the cake, it will be dry and crumbly.
- Mom overbakes the casserole every Thanksgiving.