the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
(cook) prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
The practice or skill of preparing food
Making Beef Tenderloin
Not priced to be your everyday meat, this four and a half pound tenderloin priced out at a hefty thirty-six dollars and sixty-three cents. That is just for the meat. I do not even want to add in the cost of everything else.
Making Beef Tenderloin
Here the tenderloin is getting slight slits to help prevent it from being affected by shrinkage while roasting.