cookery

noun cook·ery \ ˈku̇-k(ə-)rē \

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

Examples: cookery in a Sentence

Definition of cookery

plural cookeries

1 : the art or practice of cooking

2 : an establishment for cooking

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Examples of cookery in a Sentence

the basics of fish cookery
tacos represented my introduction to Mexican cookery

Recent Examples of cookery from the Web

The generous chapters on vegetable side dishes and vegetarian mains should satisfy anyone who wants to limit meat consumption and still enjoy the pleasures of outdoor cookery.

— barry estabrook, WSJ, "Summer Books: Food," 23 May 2018
The 5th Connecticut Regiment — in full colonial dress — will interact with all civilians, who can also watch demonstrations of 18th-century medicine, open-fire cookery, camp life, marching and musket firing.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Things To Do This Week," 20 May 2018
This model could free people up from some of the tasks of cookery and give them time to focus on creativity.

— devra first, BostonGlobe.com, "Robots made me lunch. I enjoyed it. Is that so wrong?," 8 May 2018
Most importantly, Held, 31, shares the grand dame of French cookery’s apology-free, everything is fixable philosophy in the kitchen.

— jen murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, "You Can Now Learn To Cook at Julia Child's Provençal Home," 26 Apr. 2018
Which is a crying shame, because our culinary flair offers more than just a few make-do dishes for budget-conscious cookery.

— Southern Living, "A Loving Tribute to a True Southern Food Legend," 13 Apr. 2018
Whatever the flourishes, there are a few universal commandments of cutlet cookery.

— sarah karnasiewicz, WSJ, "Why Cutlets Are What Everyone Wants for Dinner," 12 Apr. 2018
This plant is a common area garden feature thanks to its floppy, broad leaves, and frequently used in Mexican cookery.

— paul stephen, San Antonio Express-News, "5 herbs you probably aren’t using (but should be)," 11 Apr. 2018
Photo: Jennifer May for The Wall Street Journal Jonathan Wright, vice president of culinary operations for Silo Ridge developer Discovery Land Co., also plans a cookery school with classes for kids.

— amy gamerman, WSJ, "Upscale Farm Living (You Don’t Have to Get Your Hands Dirty)," 15 Mar. 2018

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