doneness

[ duhn-nis ]

noun

1. the condition of being cooked to a desired degree:

   steak prepared to the doneness ordered by the customer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doneness¹

First recorded in 1925–30; done + -ness

Example Sentences

Do a test by only boiling 2 to 3 and check doneness after 2 minutes.

From Salon

The sticking point is that, unlike forgiving chicken legs and roots, which have a relatively wide window of doneness, shrimp and zucchini can be finicky.

From Seattle Times

He explains that, unlike steak, where the goal is to achieve the same temperature throughout, fish can have a gradual doneness from quite cooked on the skin side, all the way to lightly cooked on the bone side.

From Salon

When you have two amazing dishes, what it comes down to is then taking those dishes apart, looking at things like cooking technique, knife skills, doneness.

From Salon

In place of worrying about the doneness of a customer’s rib-eye, he trains people on the proper handling of industrial chemicals.

From New York Times