[ verb ] cook too long <verb.change> The vegetables were completely overcooked
overcook \o`ver*cook"\, v. t. To cook too long. [PJC]
It's very easy to overcook and undercook at any given time, and getting them off the table at the right times is not easy," said Michael Rosen, a Boston attorney specializing in bank mergers.
Take care not to overcook them. Cut off the legs and save them for another recipe, such as the one given below.