[Vocabulary] well cooked/well done

Hello!

Can we ever use the expression "well-cooked" instead of "well-done" for meat, please?

Thank you very much for your help

Will

Will17 said:

Hello!

Can we ever use the expression "well-cooked" instead of "well-done" for meat, please?

Thank you very much for your help

Will

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Yes, you can, but the term well-cooked could also be interpreted to mean skillfully-cooked. I would imagine that a waiter would understand either term to mean bien cuit.

In the US, it "well done" in the context of meat refers to how long it was cooked. Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, and well done. I wouldn't say a "well-cooked steak" to mean a "well-done steak."

Something that is well cooked has been cooked in a good way.